Research Article

Antioxidants and Polyphenols: Concentrations and Relation to Male Infertility and Treatment Success

Table 1

Patients, semen, and cycle characteristics.

Paternal age average (years ± SD)36.7 ± 9.9
Maternal age average (years ± SD)32.0 ± 5.3
Ethnicity
 Jewish (%)35.4
 Muslim (%)64.6
Semen volume (mL ± SD)2.9 ± 1.7
Semen concentration (×106/mL ± SD)47.7 ± 44.9
Sperm motility (%  ± SD)58.5 ± 19.3
Retrieved eggs (number ± SD)9.2 ± 4.8
Transferred embryos (number ± SD)1.6 ± 0.6
Cycle outcome
 Chemical pregnancy5
 Normal clinical pregnancy16
 Blighted ovum3
 Dead fetus2