Clomiphene Citrate a First Step to Improve Idiopathic Male Infertility: A Retrospective Analysis
Table 4
Correlations between patient characteristics and outcomes during CC treatment.
Sperm concentration
Total testosterone level
Pregnancy
Age (n = 52)
r = −0.041
r = −0.041
r = −0.13
BMI pretreatment (n = 40)
r = −0.132
r = −0.410
r = −0.384
Smoker (n = 50)
r = −0.175
r = −0.054
r = −0.138
Orchidopexy (n = 52)
r = − 0.093
r = 0.057
r = 0.081
Orchiectomy (n = 52)
r = −0.084
r = 0.076
r = 0.169
Testis volume left (n = 44)
r = 0.346
r = 0.278
r = −0.037
Testis volume right (n = 46)
r = 0.330
r = 0.287
r = 0.015
FSH pretreatment (n = 52)
r = −0.487
r = −0.148
r = −0.119
LH pretreatment (n = 52)
r = −0.282
r = −0.190
r = −0.155
BMI, body mass index; CC, clomiphene citrate; FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; LH, luteinizing hormone; n, number of patients. Testis volumes were corrected for orchiectomy in correlation analysis. Bold = significant difference ().
