From: Semen parameters are seriously affected in acephalic spermatozoa syndrome
Groups | control group | group A1 | group A2 | group B | group C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 413 | 172 | 76 | 71 | 71 |
Sperm concentration (millions /ml) | 87.3(53.3–138.6) | 123.2(80.35–191.075) a | 75.7(52.6–119.1) b | 45.1(31.8–61.1) abc | 13.9(7.1–30.8) abcd |
Total sperm count (millions/ejaculate) | 296.6(178.1–439.5) | 399.5(277.275–598.45) a | 229.7(151.4–396.2) b | 159.5(106.7–220.7) abc | 49.7(20.3–90.5) abcd |
Sperm vitality (%) | 79(72.0–84.0) | 77(70.75–82) | 77(71–81) a | 77(68.0–81.0) a | 73(67.0–79.0) abc |
Normal sperm morphology (%) | 4.9(3.0–6.9) | 4.2(2.8–6.4) | 3.9(2.5–6) a | 3.5(2.5–5.0) ab | 2.5(1.0–4.0) abcd |
Progressive motility (%) | 59(45–68) | 54(44–65.3) a | 48(39.5–60) ab | 45(36.5–55.0) ab | 38.5(27.0–52.5) abc |
VCL (μm/sec) | 38.2(28.5–47.3) | 38.8(29.4–50.0) | 34.9(26.3–44.1) ab | 32.2(23.2–40.4) ab | 24.8(15.9–38.8) abcd |
VAP (μm/sec) | 27.6(20.4–33.9) | 28.8(21.6–36.5) | 25.4 (19.0–31.3) b | 22.8(16.5–30.2) ab | 17.5(11.5–26.8) abcd |
ALH (μm/sec) | 10.6(8.5–12.5) | 11.0(9.0–12.7) | 9.8 (7.8–11.8) ab | 8.7(7.3–11.2) abc | 7.0(5.3–10.4) abcd |
BCF (Hz) | 3.3(2.5–4.2) | 3.5(2.7–4.3) | 3.3 (2.4–3.9) b | 2.9(2.1–3.5) ab | 2.2(1.49–3.1) abcd |