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Table 1 Ejaculate parameters of seminal fluids of infertile patients (n = 60) and healthy donor (n = 60) (Mean ± SD)

From: Study of the effects of oral zinc supplementation on peroxynitrite levels, arginase activity and NO synthase activity in seminal plasma of Iraqi asthenospermic patients

 

Volume (mL)

Sperm count (×106)

Progressive sperm motility (%)

Normal sperm form (%)

Healthy donors G1

2.8 ± 0.53

77 ± 9

69 ± 8

38 ± 9

Patients before treatment G2

1.83 ± 0.66*

47 ± 21*

21 ± 9*

21 ± 11

(P-value = 0.042)

(P-value = 0.023)

(P-value = 0.00)

(P-value = 0.052)

Patients after treatment G3

2.39 ± 0.9**

70 ± 15

39 ± 14**

33 ± 7**

(P-value = 0.037)

(P-value = 0.03)

(P-value = 0.05)

(P-value = 0.041)

  1. Sn1*: significance versus group I (Healthy donors).
  2. Sn2**: significance versus group II (Patients before treatment).
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