Table 1 Sperm characteristics and DNA fragmentation values evaluated by TUNEL assay after 131I treatments
From: Sperm DNA fragmentation after radioiodine treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer
Time after 1st dose (months) | Time after 2nd dose (months) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.25 | 5 | 5.25 | 12 | 28 | 57 | |
Sexual abstinence (days) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Volume (ml) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.45 | 1.6 | 1.55 | 2.1 |
Sperm count (× 106/ml) | 18 | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 100 | 183 |
Total sperm count (× 106) | 23.4 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 32 | 155 | 384.3 |
Motility a + b (%) | 20 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 50 | 40 |
Viability (%) | 51 | 45 | 67 | 62 | 83 | 65 |
TUNEL value (%) | 10.5 | ND | ND | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.35 |