Relationship between Testicular Volume and Conventional or Nonconventional Sperm Parameters

Table 3

Correlation between testicular volume and conventional sperm parameters or serum hormone levels (𝑛=78).

Parameter	𝑟	𝑃 value
Conventional sperm parameters
Seminal fluid volume (mL)	𝑟=0.47	<0.05
Seminal fluid pH	𝑟=−0.11	NS
Sperm concentration (million/mL)	𝑟=−0.42	<0.05
Spermatozoa with progressive motility (%)	𝑟=0.43	<0.05
Spermatozoa with normal morphology (%)	𝑟=0.82	<0.05
Immature germ cells (%)	𝑟=−0.64	<0.05
Serum hormone concentrations
Serum LH (mUI mL^−1)	𝑟=−0.31	NS
Serum FSH (mUI mL^−1)	𝑟=−0.37	NS
Serum total testosterone (ng mL^−1)	𝑟=0.28	<0.05
Serum oestradiol (pg mL^−1)	𝑟=−0.35	<0.05
Serum prolactin (ng mL^−1)	𝑟=0.02	NS

NS: not significant.