Table 1 Semen parameters at banking stratified by cancer types

abstinence time(days) ^a

4.5 ± 1.9(n = 62,77 %^f)

4.1 ± 1.4(n = 61, 73 %^f)

4.8 ± 2.2(n = 53, 87 %^f)

4.8 ± 2.1(n = 11,79 %^f)

4.4 ± 1.8(n = 24,75 %^f)

4.9 ± 2.0(n = 30,71 %^f)

0.7262^d

volume at banking (mL) ^a

3.7 ± 1.5

3.2 ± 1.3

3.3 ± 1.6

3.8 ± 1.3

2.7 ± 1.3

3.5 ± 1.6

<0.0001 ^d

numbers of samples banked ^b

4(1–17)

4(1–10)

4(1–20)

4(2–5)

4(1–12)

4(1–8)

0.5431^e

pre-count (10⁶/mL) ^b

26(0.9–159)

41(0.7–222)

64(0.4–620)

47.5(0.4–108)

64(3.3–229)

54.5(1.2–226)

0.0015^e

pre-total sperm number (10⁶) ^b

81(3-726)

157(1-1701)

215(1-1612)

173(2-658)

209(12-1438)

149(4-710)

< 0.0001^e

pre-progressive motility (%) ^b

48.5(3.1–83)

48(1.04-75)

51.5(4–73)

53(18–79)

45(8–70)

50(9–81)

0.2334^e

post-count (10⁶/mL) ^b

16.5(0.6–89)

28(0.5–120)

42(3.7–193)

23(0.3–52)

40(2.2–120)

37(0.6–148)

0.0041^e

post-progressive motility (%) ^b

29(0.66-61)

29(2–60)

30.5(8–64)

23(6–55)

23(3–45)

30(0.7–66)

0.4099^e

recovery rates (%) ^b

58.8(2.2–89.6)

60(9.1–89.6)

62.4(12.1–89.3)

52.5(31.9–73.3)

59(15.2–80.4)

59.3(2.8–89.2)

0.8639^e