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. 2020 Mar 6;9(3):219. doi: 10.3390/antiox9030219

Table 2.

Summary statistics of semen parameters, SDF, and ORP before and after the treatment of idiopathic infertile patients with FH PRO for Men.

Parameters Before Treatment n After Treatment n Percent Change
(Mean ± SEM)
p Value
Wilcoxon Test
Semen volume (mL) 3.1 ± 1.6
(3.0; 1.6–4.0)
119 3.0 ± 1.4
(3.0; 2.0–3.5)
119 8.3 ± 3.9 0.9055
Sperm concentration (106/mL) 16.4 ± 17.1
(11.0; 3.6–24.8)
119 25.5 ± 24.7
(17.0; 6.1–41.5)
119 141.1 ± 35.8 <0.0001
Sperm viability (%) 48.6 ± 17.7
(50.0; 36.0–60.0)
76 50.0 ± 18.2
(52.0; 43.3–61.3)
49 15.8 ± 9.3 0.4812
Total motility (%) 30.2 ± 16.3
(30.0; 16.3–40.0)
119 35.1 ± 18.9
(40.0; 16.3–50.0)
119 49.6 ± 13.9 0.0014
Progressive motility (%) 2.3 ± 5.5
(0.0; 0.0–0.0)
119 5.6 ± 7.8
(0.0; 0.0–10.0)
119 31.4 ± 6.7 <0.0001
Normal morphology (%) 2.2 ± 1.7
(2.0; 1.0–3.0)
119 4.1 ± 9.3
(3.0; 1.0–4.8)
119 96.3 ± 22.5 <0.0001
SDF (%) 43.5 ± 22.8
(42.0; 25.0–60.0)
83 34.3 ± 19.4
(28.0; 20.0–43.0)
83 −5.1 ± 6.4 0.0017
ORP (mV/106 sperm/mL) 12.4 ± 16.8
(5.5; 2.6–13.4)
119 7.4 ± 15.7
(2.2; 0.9–6.2)
119 −25.3 ± 10.9 <0.0001

All the values are presented as mean ± SD (median; interquartile range). SDF: sperm DNA fragmentation, ORP: oxidation-reduction potential.