Table 2 Comparison of semen parameters before and after COVID-19 infection

n

34

34

Sexual abstinence (day)

4.50(3.00–6.00)

5.00(3.00–6.00)

-0.049

0.961 ^a

PH

7.17 ± 0.31

7.20(7.00-7.40)

-0.238

0.812^a

Semen volume (mL)

3.13 ± 1.26

3.00(2.00–4.00)

0.807

0.425^b

Sperm concentration (×10⁶/mL)

56.79 ± 29.38

44.85(28.33–69.75)

2.391

0.023^b

Total sperm number(×10⁶ per ejaculate)

172.21 ± 93.50

138.50 ± 70.60

3.155

0.003^b

Total motility (%)

44.06 ± 9.90

41.38 ± 12.41

1.678

0.103^b

Progressive motility (%)

33.12 ± 11.05

30.71 ± 11.78

1.534

0.135^b

Normal morphology (%)

5.00(4.00–9.00)

5.00(3.00–8.00)

-1.200

0.230^a