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Table 2 Seminological variables of semen of ureaplasmas-positive and ureaplasmas- negative of 120 infertile men

From: Ureaplasma urealyticum, Ureaplasma parvum, Mycoplasma hominis and Mycoplasma genitalium infections and semen quality of infertile men

 

Ureaplasma Urealyticum

Ureaplasma parvum

Variable

Positive semen (n = 18)

Negative semen (n = 102)

P # value

Positive semen (n = 5)

Negative semen (n = 115)

P # value

Volume

3.02 ± 0.33

3.41 ± 0.16

0.34*

4.38 ± 0.73

3.31 ± 0.15

0.14*

PH

7.57 ± 0.05

7.62 ± 0.03

0.58 *

7.80 ± 0.20

7.60 ± 0.03

0.19*

Sperm concentration (x106/mL)

34.15 ± 8,88

50.99 ± 6.34

0.40

38.90 ± 2.70

48.87 ± 5.81

0.43

Vitality (%)

64.00 ± 3.63

61.93 ± 2.08

0.91

65.60 ± 8.22

62.04 ± 1.92

0.62

Total progressive motility (category [a + b]) (%)

31.43 ± 3.12

30.16 ± 1.34

0.72

29.00 ± 4.30

30.40 ± 1.27

0.55

Rapid progressive motility (category [a]) (%)

11,79 ± 2,49

9,67 ± 0.82

0.52

9.00 ± 3.67

10.00 ± 0.81

0.85

Morphology (Normal forms) (%)

10.07 ± 1.69

14.05 ± 1.22

0.33

12.50 ± 6.91

13.54 ± 1.10

0.52

Leukocyte count (x106/mL)

0.743 ± 0.156

1.199 ± 0.279

0.053

0.348 ± 0.128

1.165 ± 0.249

0.72

  1. Note: Data are means (± Standard Error)
  2. # Unless indicated, variables were tested by the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.
  3. * Tested by t-test.