Outcome of Varicocelectomy with Different Degrees of Clinical Varicocele in Infertile Male

Table 1

Sperm motility and sperm concentration 3 to 12 months after varicocelectomy (analysis of variance).

	Varicocele grade	Number of patients	Before treatment	1 year after treatment			values
		(%)		3 months	6 months	12 months	3 versus 6	6 versus 12	3 versus 12	Overall
Sperm motility (%)	Grade 1	151 (31.32%)	30.01 ± 4.26	42.22 ± 1.01	54.79 ± 1.02	55.31 ± 1.70	<0.001^*	0.135	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
	Grade 2	212 (43.98%)	29.21 ± 1.98	41.18 ± 1.94	51.64 ± 5.46	52.10 ± 1.41	<0.001^*	0.159	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
	Grade 3	119 (24.68%)	20.79 ± 1.80	39.20 ± 5.84	45.19 ± 6.98	48.51 ± 1.16	0.003	0.176	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
	Total	482 (100.00%)	28.96 ± 2.86	41.21 ± 2.21	51.72 ± 5.49	52.30 ± 1.90	<0.001^*	<0.05^*	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
Sperm concentration (millions/mL)	Grade 1	151 (31.32%)	16.18 ± 3.12	26.22 ± 2.93	41.03 ± 2.29	42.45 ± 5.55	<0.001^*	0.190	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
	Grade 2	212 (43.98%)	14.72 ± 1.66	24.12 ± 2.09	31.53 ± 4.98	31.91 ± 1.86	<0.001^*	0.310	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
	Grade 3	119 (24.68%)	9.75 ± 2.04	12.98 ± 1.10	17.15 ± 4.07	19.13 ± 2.42	<0.001^*	0.103	<0.001^*	<0.001^*
	Total	482 (100.00%)	14.68 ± 2.18	23.91 ± 3.16	32.37 ± 4.33	32.37 ± 4.33	<0.001	0.259	<0.001^*	<0.001^*

Values are represented as mean ± standard deviation.
—significant.