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Table 5 Semen parameters after 9 months

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)

13.44 ± 0.52

12.42–14.46

17.16 ± 0.67

16.1–18.22

0.09

Sperm motility, % (mean ± SD)

31.92 ± 0.58

30.97–32.87

28.80 ± 1.35

27.14–30.46

0.14

Normal forms, % (mean ± SD)

13.08 ± 0.54

12.19–13.97

12.96 ± 0.47

12.18–13.74

0.43