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Table 1 Comparison between baseline semen parameters of all patients and 2021-WHO lower limit

From: Impact of depression and the potential effect of its treatment on semen parameters

Semen analysis

Patients’ number

Patients (baseline)

Median (IQR)

2021 WHO

lower limit

Volume (ml)

7 hypospermia

9 normal

2.25 (1–3.5)

1.4 (1.3–1.5)

Count/ejaculate (million)

5 oligozoospermia

11 normal

88.5 (23.2–159)

39 (35–40)

Progressive motility

5 asthenozoospermia

11 normal

40 (17.5–55)

30 (29–31)

Total motility

7 asthenozoospermia

9 normal

50 (37.5–70)

42 (40–43)

Normal morphology (percent)

0 teratozoospermia

16 normal

65.00 ± 10.95

4 (3.9–4)