Semen quality and age-specific changes: a study between two decades on 3,729 male partners of couples with normal sperm count and attending an andrology laboratory for infertility-related problems in an Indian city Dyutiman Mukhopadhyay, M.Sc., Alex C. Varghese, Ph.D., Manisha Pal, Ph.D., Sudip K. Banerjee, Ph.D., Asok K. Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., D.Sc., Rakesh K. Sharma, Ph.D., Ashok Agarwal, Ph.D., H.C.L.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 93, Issue 7, Pages 2247-2254 (May 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.135 Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 A graphical comparison of the semen characteristics (A–D) in the two decades using box plots. Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 2247-2254DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.135) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Distributions of age in the samples from the two decades: 1980s and 2000s. Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 2247-2254DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.135) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Scatter diagrams and linear regression lines of concentration, motility (%), and FPM (%) on age in the two decades 1980s (A–C) and 2000s (D–F). Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 2247-2254DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.135) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions