Figure 2
From: Decreased levels of genuine large free hCG alpha in men presenting with abnormal semen analysis
Serum and seminal plasma hormone levels in men with impaired semen quality. (A) Serum T, FSH, LH and hPRL levels in men with pathologic semen analyses findings (Path) and normozoospermic controls (Norm). Men with impaired semen quality showed significantly elevated FSH and hPRL levels. (B) Serum FSH levels were significantly higher in men with oligoasthenoterato- (OAT), crypto- (C) or azoospermia. (C) Hormone variants analyzed in seminal plasma revealed significantly lower hCGα levels in patients with abnormal semen analyses compared with controls. Statistical significance was determined by unpaired Student's t-test (* P < 0.05; ** P < 0.001).