Table 4 Comparison of semen parameters before, after COVID-19 infection and after recovery frome COVID-19

n

13

13

13

Sexual abstinence (day)

4.31 ± 1.49

4.31 ± 1.44

4.62 ± 1.26

0.156

0.857 ^a

PH

7.21 ± 0.32

7.23 ± 0.41

7.12 ± 0.40

0.673

0.519 ^a

Semen volume (mL)

3.31 ± 1.38

3.04 ± 1.38

3.31 ± 1.42

1.097

0.350 ^a

Sperm concentration (×10⁶/mL)

58.98 ± 31.87

48.32 ± 29.46

59.22 ± 35.49

4.686

0.019 ^a

①>②p = 0.042

③>② p = 0.012

Total sperm number(×10⁶ per ejaculate)

178.19 ± 88.55

126.55 ± 62.88

151.96 ± 89.29

3.517

0.046 ^a

①>② p = 0.012

Total motility (%)

44.15 ± 9.80

39.46 ± 10.93

42.69 ± 12.80

1.816

0.199 ^a

Progressive motility (%)

31.15 ± 11.98

26.69 ± 10.52

30.77 ± 12.34

2.326

0.119 ^a

Normal morphology (%)

5.00(3.50-9.00)

5.23 ± 2.92

5.00(3.50–8.50)

2.450

0.294 ^b