Research Article
Relationship between Testicular Volume and Conventional or Nonconventional Sperm Parameters
Table 3
Correlation between testicular volume and conventional sperm parameters or serum hormone levels (
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| Parameter | | value |
| Conventional sperm parameters | | | Seminal fluid volume (mL) | | <0.05 | Seminal fluid pH | | NS | Sperm concentration (million/mL) | | <0.05 | Spermatozoa with progressive motility (%) | | <0.05 | Spermatozoa with normal morphology (%) | | <0.05 | Immature germ cells (%) | | <0.05 | Serum hormone concentrations | | | Serum LH (mUI mL−1) | | NS | Serum FSH (mUI mL−1) | | NS | Serum total testosterone (ng mL−1) | | <0.05 | Serum oestradiol (pg mL−1) | | <0.05 | Serum prolactin (ng mL−1) | | NS |
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NS: not significant.
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