Table 4.
The relationship between testicular volume discrepancies and semen parameters in 57 cases with left grade II‐III varicoceles and a right testicular volume ≥19 ml
Semen parameter | The presence of testicular volume discrepancy (right > left) | p value (one‐way ANOVA) | |
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(+) (n = 23, mean ± SD) | (−) (n = 34, mean ± SD) | ||
Semen volume (ml) | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 0.0194* |
Sperm count (×106/ml) | 57.9 ± 28.1 | 65.0 ± 71.3 | 0.0213* |
Sperm motility (%) | 28.4 ± 18.3 | 40.7 ± 19.6 | 0.0217* |
Sperm normal morphology (%) | 24.4 ± 16.6 | 30.4 ± 21.4 | 0.2659 |
Total motile sperm count (×106) | 26.2 ± 33.6 | 66.2 ± 77.2 | 0.0235* |
*Statistically significant