Table 2.
Effect of cryopreservation on sperm parameters in oligozoospermic prepared semen samples
| Prepared semen parameters | Before cryopreservation (N = 55) |
After cryopreservation (N = 55) |
P < 0.001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperm volume (mL) | 3.95 ± 1.6 | – | |
| Sperm count (106/ mL) | 4.31 ± 1.58 | 3.68 ± 1.20 | – |
| Viability % | 64.53 ± 2.17 | 29.65 ± 1.12 | *** |
| Normal morphology % | 7.06 ± 0.96 | 3.00 ± 0.64 | *** |
| Motility % | 53.00 ± 3.18 | 16.21 ± 1.78 | *** |
| DNA fragmentation % | 26.12 ± 2.81 | 46.29 ± 4.91 | *** |
Data are represented as mean ± SEM. t-test values; ***: significant at P < 0.001