Table 1.
Semen parameters in controls, father and son.
| Control 1 | Control 2 | Father | Son | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Volume (mL) | 2.9 | ±0.2 | 2 | ±0.4 | 2.7 | ±0.6 | 2.3 | ±0.6 |
| Sperm Concetration (million/mL) | 100.7 | ±1.5 | 83.0 | ±10.1 | 13.0 | ±7.8 | 67.7 | ±39.1 |
| Total sperm | 288.7 | ±23.1 | 168.1 | ±31.7 | 21.7 | ±10.8 | 138.1 | ±52.7 |
| Total motility % | 82.7 | ±2.5 | 79.3 | ±4.0 | 66.7 | ±15.3 | 63.3 | ±10.4 |
| Progressive motility % | 72.7 | ±2.5 | 66.0 | ±1.7 | 40.0 | ±18.0 | 48.3 | ±14.4 |
| Normal form % | 11.3 | ±1.2 | 13.3 | ±2.1 | 3.7 * | ±0.6 | 13.0 | ±4.6 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD from triplicate analyses on semen samples. Asterisk (*) indicates the significance (p < 0.05) between the subject (father or son) and respective age-matched control. Control 1: 18 years old; control 2: 50 years old.