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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2006; 12(19): 3073-3076
Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3073
Published online May 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3073
Table 1 Characteristics of controls and patients before antiviral treatment (mean ± SD)
| Parameters | Cases | Controls |
| Number | 10 | 16 |
| Age (yr) | 36.3 ± 2.4 | 29.7 ± 7.3 |
| Sperm concentration (n/mL) | 85.5 ± 63.5 | 103.6 ± 54.1 |
| Normal motility (%) | 45.7 ± 8.8 | 60.4 ± 6.9 |
| Normal morphology (%) | 28.1 ± 9.6 | 42.0 ± 6.7 |
| Inhibin B (pg/mL) | 101.7 ± 47.0 | 192.8 ± 78.6 |
| Free testosterone (pg/mL) | 15.2 ± 2.2 | 21.4 ± 3.1 |
| Total testosterone (µg/L) | 6.72 ± 2.1 | 6.7 ± 1.3 |
| Prolactine (µg/L) | 8.19 ± 5.1 | 4.6 ± 1.9 |
| LH (mU/mL) | 4.02 ± 2.2 | 2.5 ± 0.7 |
| FSH (mU/mL) | 4.81 ± 1.8 | 3.6 ± 1.4 |
| 17-βE (pg/mL) | 19.7 ± 6.4 | 14.9 ± 2.9 |
- Citation: Durazzo M, Premoli A, Bisceglie CD, Bertagna A, Fagà E, Biroli G, Manieri C, Bo S, Pagano G. Alterations of seminal and hormonal parameters: An extrahepatic manifestation of HCV infection? World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(19): 3073-3076
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i19/3073.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i19.3073