Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the subjects enrolled in the study.
| Patient Features (Mean ± SD) | NZ 1 n = 15 | AT 2 n = 2 | OAT 3 n = 5 | TZ 4 n = 6 | OZ 5 n = 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 28.7 ± 7.3 | 43 ± 2.8 | 31.2 ± 5.6 | 30.8 ± 7.9 | 33 ± 14.1 |
| Ejaculated volume (mL) | 3.3 ± 1.6 | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 4.3 ± 2.1 | 3.15 ± 0.2 |
| pH | 7.7 ± 0.3 | 7.5 ± 0 | 7.7 ± 0.4 | 7.5 ± 0.4 | 8.25 ± 0.2 |
| Sperm count (million) | 209.2 ± 125.7 | 155.9 ± 62.3 | 3.4 ± 2.4 | 269.1 ± 72.9 | 20 ± 5.3 |
| Progressive motility (%) | 49.3 ± 7.3 | 23 ± 7.1 | 10.6 ± 12.3 | 41.2 ± 6.5 | 40.5 ± 7.8 |
| Total motility (%) | 61.6 ± 7 | 45 ± 4.2 | 16.8 ± 10.1 | 57.2 ± 8.5 | 53.5 ± 2.1 |
| Normal morphology (%) | 7.4 ± 3.4 | 2.5 ± 0.7 | 0.7 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 4.25 ± 0.3 |
1. Normozoospermic subject, fertile man. In this category all semen parameters are normal within the acceptable reference values provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 guidelines: total number of spermatozoa, and percentages of progressively motile and morphologically normal spermatozoa, equal to or above the lower reference limits (total sperm number ≥ 39 × 106 spermatozoa per ejaculate, sperm progressive motility ≥ 32% and normal sperm morphology ≥ 4%). 2. Asthenoteratozoospermic patient, an infertile man with percentages of both progressively motile and morphologically normal spermatozoa below the lower reference limits. 3. Oligoasthenoteratozoospermic patient, an infertile man with total number of spermatozoa and percentages of both progressively motile and morphologically normal spermatozoa below the lower reference limits. 4. Teratozoospermic patient, an infertile man with percentage of morphologically normal spermatozoa below the lower reference limit. 5. Oligozoospermic patient, an infertile man with total number of spermatozoa below the lower reference limit.