Reduced Seminal Concentration of CD45pos Cells after Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Treatment in Selected Patients with Idiopathic Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

Table 1

Physical and hormonal characteristics at baseline of the three examined groups.

Parameters	Group A; (𝑛=20 patients)	Group B; (𝑛=20 patients)	Group C; (𝑛=14 patients)
Physical parameters
Age (years)	25.0 ± 4.0	23.0 ± 3.0	23.5 ± 2.0
BMI (kg/m^2)	23.5 ± 3.0	24.4 ± 2.5	23.6 ± 2.0
Testicular volume (cm^3)	16.0 ± 7.0	15.5 ± 8.5	16.2 ± 6.6
Hormonal parameters
FSH (mIU mL^−1)	2.6 ± 1.1	2.8 ± 1.8	3.1 ± 4.6
LH (mIU mL^−1)	4.5 ± 3.3	5.2 ± 2.7	4.1 ± 2.2
Testosterone (ng mL^−1)	6.1 ± 5.1	6.4 ± 4.7	5.9 ± 4.2
Estradiol (pg mL^−1)	14.6 ± 12.0	18.4 ± 13.7	16.9 ± 7.8
Prolactin (ng mL^−1)	4.6 ± 4.7	8.9 ± 5.7	6.7 ± 4.2