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KMID : 1037120170350010051
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The World Journal of Men′s Health
2017 Volume.35 No. 1 p.51 ~ p.56
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Are There Relationships between Seminal Parameters and the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio or the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio?
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Aykan Serdar
Gonultas Serkan
Atalay Hasan Anıl
Altunrende Fatih
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of seminal parameters with the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), which are inflammatory markers, in men with an abnormal semen analysis and men with normozoospermia.
Materials and Methods: Fifty-seven men with abnormal semen analyses and 59 men with normozoospermia were included in this cross-sectional study. A complete blood count was recorded, and the NLR and PLR were calculated from the hematologic parameters.
Results: The NLR was 1.84±0.78 in the normozoospermic group and 1.80±0.75 in the abnormal semen analysis group. The PLR was 95.32±35.47 in the normozoospermic group and 93.57±28.09 in the abnormal semen analysis group. No significant differences were found between the normozoospermic and the abnormal semen analysis group in the NLR (p=0.828) or the PLR (p=0.768). In addition, no seminal parameters were correlated with the NLR or the PLR (p>0.05).
Conclusions: We do not recommend using the NLR or the PLR as markers to screen for abnormal semen parameters or male infertility.
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KEYWORD
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Infertility, Lymphocytes, Neutrophils, Semen analysis
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