Table 4.
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on laboratory parameters in vitamin D-insufficient infertile males with oligoasthenozoospermia
| N = 35 | Baseline | 3 months | 6 months | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. vitamin D (ng/ml) | 22.25 ± 1.78 | 34.87 ± 4.37 | 36.31 ± 5.82 | 0.04 |
| Progressive sperm motility (%) | 25 ± 1.8 | 29 ± 1.7 | 32 ± 1.6 | 0.08 |
| Sperm concentration (million/ml) | 19.73 ± 1.88 | 28.63 ± 2.48 | 31.80 ± 2.37 | 0.04 |
| S. calcium (mg/dl) | 9.17 ± 0.37 | 9.74 ± 0.42 | 10.31 ± 0.44 | 0.446 |
| S. phosphorus (mg/dl) | 3.16 ± 0.35 | 3.59 ± 0.42 | 4.16 ± 0.48 | 0.03 |
| S. alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | 246.43 ± 46.05 | 228.34 ± 42.95 | 223.03 ± 38.26 | 0.009 |
| LH (U/L) | 7.31 ± 1.7 | 6.98 ± 1.21 | 7.12 ± 1.08 | 0.747 |
| FSH (U/L) | 7.35 ± 1.21 | 7.43 ± 1.24 | 7.58 ± 1.07 | 0.477 |
| Testosterone (U/L) | 2.47 ± 0.64 | 2.43 ± 0.7 | 2.63 ± 0.58 | 0.585 |
| Estradiol (U/L) | 28.52 ± 6.3 | 28.25 ± 4.67 | 29.49 ± 5.55 | 0.837 |