Are There Relationships between Seminal Parameters and the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio or the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio?
The World Journal of Men's Health
; : 51-56, 2017.
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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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Asunto principal:
Semen
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Recuento de Células Sanguíneas
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Linfocitos
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Estudios Transversales
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Análisis de Semen
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Infertilidad
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Infertilidad Masculina
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Neutrófilos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Revista:
The World Journal of Men's Health
Año:
2017
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