Table 1.

Comparison of baseline values of the treatment and control groups

	Treatment group (n=50)	Control group (n=50)	p
Patient age (years)	32.45±5.90	31.42±5.84	0.861
Partner age (years)	28.52±5.41	26.37±4.38	0.081
TMSC (million)	27.98±26.86	29.21±19.56	0.324
FSH (mIU/mL)	5.07±3.35	5.27±2.74	0.557
LH (mIU/mL)	5.55±3.55	5.18±2.40	0.235
Total testosterone (ng/mL)	3.79±1.90	4.29±1.94	0.851

TMSC: total motile sperm count; FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone; LH: luteinizing hormone