Table 1.
Semen characteristics of 12 reproductive‐aged men after COVID‐19 infection
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 | Case 7 | Case 8 | Case 9 | Case 10 | Case 11 | Case 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume, mL | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| Sperm concentration (×106/mL) | 50.2 | 112.8 | 54.1 | 7.0 | 41.9 | 20.7 | 98.7 | 135.8 | 101.4 | 15.3 | 98.2 | 49.9 |
| Total mobile sperm count (×106 per ejaculate) | 70.28 | 77.66 | 97.93 | 7.02 | 6.35 | 38.54 | 131.07 | 181.21 | 302.66 | 7.09 | 116.05 | 154.48 |
| Motility (%) | ||||||||||||
| Progressive (PR, %) | 38.0 | 38.9 | 37.5 | 15.0 | 8.7 | 36.3 | 63.1 | 50.1 | 69.7 | 9.5 | 27.4 | 53.3 |
| Nonprogressive (NR, %) | 2.0 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 7.4 |
| Immotility (IM, %) | 60.0 | 54.1 | 56.9 | 83.0 | 89.9 | 62.0 | 33.6 | 44.4 | 27.2 | 88.7 | 68.9 | 39.3 |
| Vitality (%) | 76 | 72 | 70 | 52 | 24 | 68 | 82 | 75 | 87 | 32 | 58 | 82 |
| Morphology | ||||||||||||
| Normal sperm (%) | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 5 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| DNA fragmentation index (DFI, %) | 6.7 | 5.4 | 10.1 | 17.4 | 23.7 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 16.2 | 22.9 | 6.0 |
Abbreviation: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019.