Table 2: Changes in the Semen parameters and hormonal levels before and after 6 months follow up in both post redo varicocelectomy patients and control groups.
Parameter | Patient group | Control group | ||||
Before AS | After AS | ±P value | Before 6 months | After 6 months | *P value | |
Semen concentration (million/ml) | 14.24 ± 1.3 | 24.47 ± 1.2 | 0.04 | 14.14 ± 0.7 | 14.13 ± 0.7 | 0.001 |
Motility (%) | 24.67 ± 1.9 | 36.48 ± 1.1 | 0.02 | 25.08 ± 1.4 | 24.29 ± 1.3 | 0.001 |
Morphology (% of normal) | 14.17 ± 1.5 | 14.17 ± 1.5 | 0.02 | 14.29 ± 0.5 | 14.79 ± 0.5 | 0.007 |
% Thin head | 15.46 ± 0.2 | 7.98 ± 0.3 | 0.03 | 13.25 ± 0.4 | 14.04 ± 0.5 | 0.04 |
Multiple Anomalies Index | 1.96 ± 0.1 | 1.85 ± 0.2 | 0.002 | 1.71 ± 0.2 | 1.79 ± 0.1 | 0.04 |
Inhibin B (pg/mL) | 146.62 ± 2.9 | 145.64 ± 2.8 | 0.12 | 142.99 ± 5.3 | 141.17 ± 4.9 | 0.71 |
FSH (mIU/mL) | 8.56 ± 0.3 | 8.67 ± 0.2 | 0.11 | 8.51 ± 0.4 | 8.79 ± 0.5 | 0.36 |
Testosterone (ng/mL) | 7.81 ± 0.2 | 7.98 ± 0.1 | 0.89 | 7.97 ± 0.3 | 7.89 ± 0.2 | 0.27 |