From: Semen parameters are seriously affected in acephalic spermatozoa syndrome
Groups | Control group | Group A | Group B | Group C |
---|---|---|---|---|
n | 413 | 249 | 71 | 71 |
Sperm concentration (millions /ml) | 87.3(53.3–138.6) | 108.9(68.3–168.6) a | 45.1(31.8–61.1) ab | 13.9(7.1–30.8) abc |
Total sperm count (millions/ejaculate) | 296.6(178.1–439.5) | 368.7(200–525.6) a | 159.5(106.7–220.7) ab | 49.7(20.3–90.5) abc |
Sperm vitality (%) | 79(72.0–84.0) | 77(71.0–82.0) a | 77(68.0–81.0) a | 73(67.0–79.0) ab |
Normal sperm morphology (%) | 4.9(3.0–6.9) | 4(2.5–6.4) a | 3.5(2.5–5.0) a | 2.5(1.0–4.0) abc |
Progressive motility (%) | 59(45–68) | 53(40.8–62.3) a | 45(36.5–55.0) ab | 38.5(27.0–52.5) ab |
VCL (μm/sec) | 38.2(28.5–47.3) | 37.5(28.3–47.1) | 32.2(23.2–40.4) ab | 24.8(15.9–38.8) abc |
VAP (μm/sec) | 27.6(20.4–33.9) | 27.2(20.4–34.7) | 22.8(16.5–30.2) ab | 17.5(11.5–26.8) abc |
ALH (μm/sec) | 3.3(2.5–4.2) | 3.4(2.6–4.2) | 2.9(2.1–3.5) ab | 2.2(1.49–3.1) abc |
BCF (Hz) | 10.6(8.5–12.5) | 10.6(8.5–12.5) | 8.7(7.3–11.2) ab | 7.0(5.3–10.4) abc |