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Table 3 Seminological variables of semen of mycoplasmas-positive and mycoplasmas- negative of 120 infertile men

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

 

Mycoplasma hominis

Mycoplasma genitalium

Variable

Positive semen (n = 13)

Negative semen (n = 107)

P # value

Positive semen (n = 6)

Negative semen (n = 114)

P # value

Volume

3.31 ± 0.37

3.35 ± 0.16

0.93*

4.32 ± 0.98

3.30 ± 0.14

0.13*

pH

7.45 ± 0.10

7.63 ± 0.03

0.07*

7.50 ± 0.00

7.61 ± 0.03

0.48*

Sperm concentration (x106/mL)

14.14 ± 4.84

52.63 ± 6.10

0.007

21.74 ± 16.20

49.87 ± 5.78

0.051

Vitality (%)

57.67 ± 5.93

62.64 ± 1.96

0.33

41.00 ± 35.00

62.63 ± 1.81

0.57

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

26.67 ± 4.41

30.68 ± 1.28

0.30

20.00 ± 20.00

30.53 ± 1.21

0.63

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

7.78 ± 2.52

10.16 ± 0.83

0.43

7.50 ± 7.50

10.00 ± 0.79

0.71

Morphology (Normal forms) (%)

8.56 ± 3.2

13.98 ± 1.14

0.03

11.00 ± 4.00

13.55 ± 1.10

0.99

Leukocyte count (x106/mL)

1.153 ± 0.529

1.128 ± 0.261

0.06

0.972 ± 0.307

1.139 ± 0.251

0.09

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