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Table 1 Basic semen parameters of infertile and fertile men

From: Impact of oxidative stress on semen parameters in normozoospermic infertile men: a case–control study

Semen characteristics

Infertile men (n = 46)

Fertile men (n = 21)

p value

Semen volume (ml)

3.9 ± 1.4

4.2 ± 1.8

NS

Sperm concentration (106/ml)

67.5 ± 46.3

63.0 ± 28.3

NS

Sperm total count (106/ejaculate)

249.9 ± 193.2

284.4 ± 193.4

NS

Progressive motility (%)

55.2 ± 8.9

56.9 ± 11.5

NS

Non-progressive motility (%)

21.5 ± 14.1

18.0 ± 14.3

NS

Total motility (%)

75.6 ± 9.0

75.3 ± 9.4

NS

Normal morphology (%)

15.3 ± 10.7

16.0 ± 3.4

NS

  1. NS No significant difference (p  ≤ 0.05)