Table 2: Changes in the Semen parameters and hormonal levels before and after 6 months follow up in both post redo varicocelectomy patients and control groups.

Parameter Patient group Control group
Before AS After AS ±P value Before 6 months After 6 months *P value
Semen concentration (million/ml) 14.24 ± 1.3 24.47 ± 1.2 0.04 14.14 ± 0.7 14.13 ± 0.7 0.001
Motility (%) 24.67 ± 1.9 36.48 ± 1.1 0.02 25.08 ± 1.4 24.29 ± 1.3 0.001
Morphology (% of normal) 14.17 ± 1.5 14.17 ± 1.5 0.02 14.29 ± 0.5 14.79 ± 0.5 0.007
% Thin head 15.46 ± 0.2 7.98 ± 0.3 0.03 13.25 ± 0.4 14.04 ± 0.5 0.04
Multiple Anomalies Index 1.96 ± 0.1 1.85 ± 0.2 0.002 1.71 ± 0.2 1.79 ± 0.1 0.04
Inhibin B (pg/mL) 146.62 ± 2.9 145.64 ± 2.8 0.12 142.99 ± 5.3 141.17 ± 4.9 0.71
FSH (mIU/mL) 8.56 ± 0.3 8.67 ± 0.2 0.11 8.51 ± 0.4 8.79 ± 0.5 0.36
Testosterone (ng/mL) 7.81 ± 0.2 7.98 ± 0.1 0.89 7.97 ± 0.3 7.89 ± 0.2 0.27
±P value (Comparison between two patient groups); *P value (Comparison between patient group after ASS and control group).