Effects of N-acetyl-cysteine supplementation on sperm quality, chromatin integrity and level of oxidative stress in infertile men

Table 2 Comparison of semen parameters before and after treatment with NAC. Sperm parameters significantly improved after treatment with NAC compared to before treatment

Sperm Parameters	Before NAC (n = 50)	After NAC (n = 50)	P- Value
Volume (ml)	3.58 ± 0.12	4.02 ± 0.18^*	P = 0.01
Total Motility (%)	31.42 ± 0.60	35.18 ± 1.21^*	P = 0.01
Progressive motility (a + b) (%)	20.60 ± 0.77	24.54 ± 1.08^*	P = 0.001
Non-Progressive motility (%)	19.10 ± 0.76	16.00 ± 1.19^*	P = 0.01
Immotile Sperm (%)	63.00 ± 0.71	61.82 ± 0.79^*	P = 0.01
Sperm concentration (10⁶/mL)	46.52 ± 1.80	51.06 ± 2.51^*	P = 0.02
Abnormal Morphology (%)	98.12 ± 0.11	96.02 ± 0. 16^*	P = 0.001

ISSN: 1477-7827