Table 4

Seminological variables of semen with mixed mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas species infections

Variable

Semen with mixed infections (n = 8)

Semen without infections (n = 87)

P^#a value

Semen without mixed infections (n = 25)

P^#b value

Volume

3.74 ± 0.60

3.35 ± 0.17

0.52*

3.23 ± 0.32

0.45*

PH

7.56 ± 0.06

7.63 ± 0.03

0.55*

7.55 ± 0.08

0.95*

Sperm concentration (x10⁶/mL)

14.94 ± 7.27

55.30 ± 7.26

0.02

35.37 ± 6.96

0.064

Vitality (%)

64.50 ± 11.53

62.86 ± 2.19

0.63

59.50 ± 3.76

0.50

Total progressive motility (category [a + b]) (%)

28.75 ± 9.66

30.82 ± 1.44

0.97

28.8 ± 2.28

0.51

Rapid progressive motility (category [a]) (%)

12.50 ± 4.33

10.13 ± 0.89

0.50

8.86 ± 1.83

0.32

Morphology (Normal forms) (%)

12.25 ± 6.97

14.76 ± 1.33

0.34

9.14 ± 1.28

0.91

Leukocyte count (x10⁶/mL)

0.717 ± 0.240

1.239 ± 0.319

0.10

0.886 ± 0.284

0.83

Note: Data are means (± Standard Error).

^a Difference of seminological variables between semen with mixed infections and semen without infections.

^b Difference of seminological variables between semen with mixed infections and semen without mixed infections.

^# Unless indicated, variables were tested by the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

* Tested by t-test.

Gdoura et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:129   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-7-129