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Table 3 Preoperative semen parameters

From: Impact of percutaneous embolization versus subinguinal microsurgical ligation on semen parameters in primary varicocele patients: comparative study

Characteristics

Group 1

N = 33

Group 2

N = 30

P value

Sperm count × 106/ml (mean ± SD)

7.44 ± 0.32

6.8–8.08

10.32 ± 0.59

9.21–11.43

0.08

Sperm motility (mean ± SD)

26.88 ± 1.23

25.13–28.63

27.96 ± 0.60

26.89–29.03

0.22

Normal forms (mean ± SD)

7.68 ± 0.49

6.7–8.66

5.16 ± 0.37

4.34–5.98

0.19