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Table 2 Sperm count and motility: surgery vs. embolization

From: Subinguinal microsurgical varicocelectomy vs. percutaneous embolization in infertile men: Prospective comparison of reproductive and functional outcomes

Sperm countx106/ml

Surgery

Embolization

P-value Mann-Whitney

Motility%

Surgery

Embolization

P-value

t-test

Pre-op (n)

6.2 ± 10.7 (48)

8.6 ± 8.6 (27)

0.070

Pre-op (n)

22.4 ± 12.7(45)

23.3 ± 7.8 (25)

0.748

3 months (n)

10.3 ± 12.5 (43)

15.6 ± 14.9 (25)

0.112

3 months (n)

25.9 ± 13.7(42)

23.3 ± 13.6 (25)

0.457

6 months (n)

8.1 ± 9.3 (29)

13.4 ± 9.9 (19)

0.043

6 months (n)

27.2 ± 14.4(29)

27.6 ± 12.4 (19)

0.916

9 months (n)

12.0 ± 15.8 (13)

13.1 ± 12.7 (14)

0.544

9 months (n)

24.2 ± 10.8 (13)

20.6 ± 14.2 (14)

0.468

12 months (n)

9.4 ± 12.1 (18)

14.0 ± 13.4 (11)

0.126

12 months (n)

21.7 ± 13.9 (17)

19.5 ± 12.6 (11)

0.676

Last exama(n)

11.2 ± 12.8 (46)

14.3 ± 13.7 (27)

0.183

Last exam(n)

26.6 ± 15.3 (45)

24.4 ± 14.0 (27)

0.536

  1. The mean of each value is reported +/- SD
  2. Reported data are rounded up
  3. aRepresents the mean of the last semen analysis available for each patient