Are There Relationships between Seminal Parameters and the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio or the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio?.
10.5534/wjmh.2017.35.1.51
- Author:
Serdar AYKAN
1
;
Lütfi CANAT
;
Serkan GÖNÜLTAŞ
;
Hasan Anıl ATALAY
;
Fatih ALTUNRENDE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Infertility;
Lymphocytes;
Neutrophils;
Semen analysis
- MeSH:
Blood Cell Count;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Humans;
Infertility;
Infertility, Male;
Lymphocytes;
Male;
Neutrophils;
Semen;
Semen Analysis
- From:The World Journal of Men's Health
2017;35(1):51-56
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
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.
