ArticleThe world journal of men's health2017
Are There Relationships between Seminal Parameters and the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio or the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio?
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- Machine Learning Evaluation of Semen Analysis Could Reveal New Infertility-Related Markers: A Pilot Study.The world journal of men's health · 2026Article
- Relationship between inflammatory markers, hormonal profiles, and sperm parameters.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2024Article
- Correlation among isolated teratozoospermia, sperm DNA fragmentation and markers of systemic inflammation in primary infertile men.PloS one · 2021Article
- Validation of SwimCount™, a Novel Home-Based Device That Detects Progressively Motile Spermatozoa: Correlation with World Health Organization 5th Semen Analysis.The world journal of men's health · 2020Article
- Male Inflammatory Parameters Are not Useful to Predict the Outcomes of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study.The world journal of men's health · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe 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
methodsFifty-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.
resultsThe 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).
conclusionsWe do not recommend using the NLR or the PLR as markers to screen for abnormal semen parameters or male infertility.
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