Table 2 Pre- and post-DGC values of total motility, progressive motility, and detailed morphology in the patient’s group

Total spermmotility (%)

51.76 ± 6.42

35.15 ± 5.62

< 0.001**

Progressive motility (%)

25.18 ± 11.50

86.63 ± 6.24

< 0.001**

Atypical forms (%)

25.18 ± 11.50

86.63 ± 6.24

< 0.001**

Total head abnormalities (%)

19.64 ± 7.3

10.69 ± 2.7

0.002*

Macrocephalic (%)

2.11 ± 1.9

2.01 ± 1.7

0.65

Microcephalic (%)

13.23 ± 9.4

10 .21± 6.4

0.26

Abnormal acrosome (%)

31.12 ± 11.2

22.13 ± 10.4

< 0.001**

Double head (%)

1.36 ± 1.1

1.03 ± 1.02

0.43

Amorphous head (%)

24.75 ± 10.6

16.21 ± 13.02

0.015*

Tapered head (%)

36.82 ± 13.61

30.15 ± 10.14

0.005*

Tail abnormalities (%)

9.05 ± 2.02

6.20 ± 3.2

0.04 *

Twotailed (%)

1.62 ± 1.25

0.91 ± 0.21

0.02*

Coiledtail (%)

19.56 ± 9.2

12.34 ± 10.2

0.007*

Bent tail (%)

1.42 ± 1.6

1.1 ± 1.21

0.37

Short tail (%)

10.37 ± 6.2

6.45 ± 4.12

< 0.001**

Cytoplasmic droplet (%)

1.54 ± 1.54

1.32 ± 0.86

0.21

Multiple anomalies index

1.93 ± 0.12

1.51 ± 0.16

< 0.001**