Table 1. Semen characteristics of 9 dengue virus–infected volunteers according to time points after symptom onset, Réunion Island*.
| Characteristic | Median value (interquartile range) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 7 | Day 15 | Day 30 | Day 60 | Day 90 | |
| Volume, mL | 1.8 (1.7–2.2) | 3 (2–6) | 2.2 (1.6–2.5) | 2.5 (2–3.8) | 2.4 (1.8–2.9) |
| Sperm count, millions/mL | 60 (46–72) | 55 (13–70) | 9 (6–20)† | 25 (20–49) | 54 (22–80) |
| Total sperm count, millions/ejaculate | 108 (96–403.2) | 78 (27.3–189) | 20.7 (16.8–22.5)† | 96 (34–142.1) | 97.2 (81.4–273.6) |
| Total motile sperm count, millions/ejaculate | 53.76 (48.96–193.54) | 34.32 (8.51–75.6) | 6.53 (4.76–9.75)† | 47.52 (18.36–68.16) | 55.35 (49.92–120.38) |
| Progressive motility, % | 47 (45–55) | 43 (40–44) | 34 (26–37) | 53 (45–59) | 53 (50–67) |
| Vitality, % | 86 (75–91) | 80 (71–83) | 81 (75–88) | 87 (84–90) | 87 (83–91) |
| Normal, % | 15 (10–17) | 14 (11–19) | 10 (9–14) | 15.5 (11–18) | 16.5 (11.5–20) |
*Ten volunteers were recruited, but only 9 completed follow-up. †p<0.0125 between day 7 and days 15, 30, 60, 90.