Relationship between Testicular Volume and Conventional or Nonconventional Sperm Parameters

Table 2

Serum hormone concentrations in men with normal (𝑛=40) or low (𝑛=38) testicular volume.

Parameter	Testicular volume
	Normal; (15.0–25.0 mL)	Low; (<12.0 mL)
LH (mUI mL^−1)	4.8±0.8	5.0±0.8
FSH (mUI mL^−1)	4.4±0.7	5.1±0.8
Total testosterone (ng mL^−1)	6.1±1.0	5.2±0.8^∗
17𝛽-oestradiol (pg mL^−1)	25.6±4.1	35.8±5.8^∗
Prolactin (ng mL^−1)	16.9±2.7	17.5±2.8

^∗𝑃<0.05 (Student’s 𝑡-test).