Comparison of the sperm anlysis after six months intervals on the same patients

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of the study were (i) statistical analysis of two different semen analysis results on the same patients after six months intervals and (ii) to examine if there are seasonal variations on semen parameterst. Material and Methods: Semen parameters of 56 patients who applied to the Andrology Laboratory of Assisted Reproductive Center of Zeynep Kamil Women and Children Diseases' Hospital were analysed by using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and paired t-test. Results: There were increase on sperm count and motility on the same patients who gave samples two times with six months intervals (on March-April-May and September-October or November). However; this increase was not statistical meaningful. Conclusions: Statistical meaningful differences on the parameters of semen analysis of same patients were not observed. The results were pretty consistents; in spite of it is well known that the results could be effected by many factors. We also conclude that semen analysis is still very valuable since it is one of the most trustable, easiest and the cheapest method.

Keywords

• Sperm Count,Sperm Motility,Seasons,Semen Analysis

Aynı hastalarda altı aylık aralarla tekrarlanan sperm analizlerinin karşılaştırmalı değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Amaç: Aynı hastada 6 aylık aralıklarla semen analizi tekrarlandığında, sonuçların değişkenlik gösterip göstermediği ve mevsimsel farklılıkların ortaya çıkıp çıkmadığının istatistiksel olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Materyal ve Metod: Zeynep Kamil Kadın ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi Üremeye Yardımcı Tedaviler Merkesi Androloji lab or atuv arına altı aylık aralıklarla başvuran 56 hastanın iki semen analizi karşılıklı değerlendirilmiştir. İstatistiksel incelemeler; Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi and paired t-testi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Mart-Nisan-Mayıs aylarında alınan örnekler; aynı hastaların Eylül-Ekim ya da Kasım aylarında alınan örneklerinin sonuçları ile karşılaştırıldığında; sperm sayı ve motilitesinde artış gözlenmiş; ancak bu artış istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmamıştır. Tartışma: Aynı kişide altı aylık aralıklarla yapılan semen analizi sonuçları istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olacak derecede bir değişiklik göstermemektedir. Analiz sonuçlarının birbirine çok yakın olması; sperm parametrelerinin çok değişken olabileceğinin bilinmesine karşılık halen an güvenilir yöntemlerden birinin olduğunu da bir kez daha göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sperm sayısı,Sperm hareketliliği,Mevsimler,Semen analizi

Kaynakça

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