A Comparative Study of the Effects of Valproate and Oxcarbazepine on Sexual Function, Sperm Quality, and Sex Hormones in Males with Epilepsy

Table 2

Comparison of semen quality, IIEF-5 questionnaire scores, and sex hormone levels between the epilepsy group and the control group.

	Epilepsy group	Control group
Sperm concentration (×10^6/mL)			0.005
Total number of sperm (×10^6/ejaculation)			0.004
Sperm percentage with forward movement			NS
Normal sperm percentage			NS
IIEF-5 questionnaire score (points)^a			0.001
PRL level (mIU/L)			NS
FSH level (mIU/mL)			NS
LH level (mIU/mL)			NS
T level (nmol/L)			NS
E2 level (pmol/L)			NS

^aThe results were obtained from 38 sexually active epilepsy patients and 28 healthy volunteers who had sex.