Research Article

Assessment of Chromatin Maturity in Human Spermatozoa: Useful Aniline Blue Assay for Routine Diagnosis of Male Infertility

Table 1

Means and ranges of semen parameters and AB tingibility of sperm nuclear in the study samples ( ).

Mean ± SDRanges

Volume (mL)3.42 ± 1.730.9–11
Total motility (%)40.78 ± 11.1515–55
 Rapid progressive motility “a” (%)13.72 ± 7.600–25
 Slowly progressive motility “b” (%)21.37 ± 6.085–35
 No progressive motility “c” (%)5.78 ± 2.095–15
Sperm concentration (millions/mL)75.20 ± 64.056.20–392
Vitality (%)76.19 ± 10.3245–97
Normal morphology (%)9.09 ± 6.971–30
Unstained (mature) sperm head (%)79.45 ± 13.4430–99
Blue-stained (immature) sperm head (%)20.66 ± 13.761–70