Table 2 Frequency of sperm forms by MSOME classification according to hyaluronic acid (HA)bound test
Sperm form by MSOME | HA-bound Spermatozoa n = 5.579 | HA-unbound Spermatozoa n = 11.013 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Normal spermatozoa | Â | Â | Â |
n (range) | 151 (0-23) | 280 (0-22) | 0.56 |
% (range) | 2.7 ± 3.8% (0%-12.9%) | 2.6 ± 2.6% (0%-11%) |  |
Large/small spermatozoa | Â | Â | Â |
n (range) | 86 (0-11) | 182 (0-14) | 0.63 |
% (range) | (1.5 ± 2.2%) (0%-10.5%) | (1.7 ± 1.8%) (0%-7.4%) |  |
wide/narrow spermatozoa | Â | Â | Â |
n (range) | 173 (0-16) | 295 (0-16) | 0.13 |
% (range) | (3.1 ± 3.5%) (0%-19.3%) | (2.8 ± 2.4%) (0%-13%) |  |
spermatozoa with regional disorder | Â | Â | Â |
n (range) | 263 (0-25) | 482 (0-31) | 0.34 |
% (range) | (4.7 ± 5.1%) (0%-12.5%) | (4.3 ± 2.8%) (0%-15.5%) |  |
spermatozoa with vacuoles occupying >4%-50% of the nuclear area | Â | Â | Â |
n (range) | 4029 (0-153) | 7981 (0-153) | 0.74 |
% (range) | (72.5 ± 11.0%) (0%-89.1%) | (72.0 ± 10.30%) (0%-87%) |  |
spermatozoa with vacuoles occupying >50% of the nuclear area | Â | Â | Â |
n (range) | 877 (0-65) | 1793 (0-136) | 0.36 |
% (range) | (15.6 ± 10.8%) (0%-40.6%) | (16.5 ± 10.7%) (0-68%) |  |