Semen Parameters
|
Chlamydia-Infected Men (n = 16)
|
Chlamydia-Uninfected Men (n = 239)
|
Statistical Significancea
|
| Age, y |
35.5 ± 6.4 |
34.8 ± 6.0 |
P > .05 |
| Duration of infertility, y |
8.5 ± 7.1 |
5.7 ± 5.9 |
P > .05 |
| Semen volume, mL |
2.9 ± 1.4 |
3.2 ± 1.4 |
P > .05 |
| Abstinence, d |
5.3 ± 5.4 |
4.8 ± 3.3 |
P > .05 |
| pH |
7.7 ± 0.1 |
7.6 ± 0.5 |
P < .05 |
| Sperm concentration, million/mL |
110.0 ± 68.8 |
120.0 ± 102.7 |
P > .05 |
| Progressive percent motile |
32.7 ± 20.0 |
43.4 ± 18.0 |
P < .05 |
| Percent immotile |
45.6 ± 20.3 |
40.3 ± 17.9 |
P > .05 |
| Percent viable |
90.2 ± 8.8 |
90.4 ± 9.7 |
P > .05 |
| Percent normal morphology |
32.6 ± 9.3 |
28.0 ± 11.9 |
P > .05 |
Leukocyte count, million/mL
|
1.0 ± 0.6
|
0.2 ± 0.6
|
P < .05
|
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| a Independent Student's t test. |
± SD) of men with and without C trachomatis infection (n =
255)