From: The correlation between urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and sperm quality in infertile men and rotating shift workers
Seminal Parameters
Fertile group
(n = 10)
Infertile group
Sperm concentration
(106 cells/mL)
148.0 ± 6.95
112.8 ± 3.35*
Forward motility
(% a + b grades)
54.50 ± 1.04
39.67 ± 1.85*
Morphology
(% normal cells)
22.80 ± 1.77
12.75 ± 1.10*