Table 2 Comparison of HPV positivity in semen samples and penile swabs
From: Impact of human papillomavirus infection on semen parameters and reproductive outcomes
Potential sperm donors (n = 97) | Men from infertile couples (n = 328) | P-value (hrHPV) | P-value (hrHPV+lrHPV) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
hrHPV | hrHPV+lrHPV | hrHPV | hrHPV+lrHPV | |||
S+/PS+ | 4 (4.12%) | 5 (5.15%) | 30 (9.15%) | 41 (12.5%) | 0.165 | 0.063 |
S+/PS- | 2 (2.06%) | 2 (2.06%) | 9 (2.74%) | 7 (2.13%) | 0.994 | 1.000 |
S−/PS+ | 22 (22.68%) | 30 (30.93%) | 76 (23.17%) | 93 (28.35%) | 1.000 | 0.716 |
S−/PS- | 69 (71.13%) | 60 (61.86%) | 213 (64.94%) | 187 (57.01%) | 0.311 | 0.464 |