Table 2 Relationship between semen culture and pregnancy outcomes
From: Does seminal fluid bacterial isolate(s) affect in vitro fertilization — embryo transfer outcome?
A. Semen culture | Sperm count | Total | χ2 | p-value | |
≥ 15 M/mL | < 15 M/Ml | ||||
Negative n (%) | 98 (76.60) | 30 (23.40) | 128 (100) | 1.461 | 0.227 |
Positive n (%) | 76 (66.70) | 46 (33.30) | 114 (100) | ||
Total | 174 (71.9) | 68 (28.10) | 242 (100) | ||
B. Semen culture | Fertilization rate | Total | χ2 | p-value | |
Good | Poor | ||||
Negative n (%) | 112 (87.50) | 16 (12.50) | 128 (100) | 6.505 | 0.011* |
Positive n (%) | 78 (68.40) | 36 (31.6) | 114 (100) | ||
Total | 190 (78.50) | 52 (21.50) | 242 (100) | ||
C. Semen culture | Biochemical pregnancy | Total | χ2 | p-value | |
Yes | No | ||||
Negative n (%) | 64 (50.0) | 64 (50.0) | 128 (100) | 3.435 | 0.064* |
Positive n (%) | 38 (33.3) | 76 (66.7) | 114 (100) | ||
Total | 102 (42.1) | 140 (57.9) | 242 (100) | ||
D. Semen culture | Clinical pregnancy | Total | χ2 | p-value | |
Positive | Negative | ||||
Negative n (%) | 60 (46.9) | 64 (53.1) | 128 (100) | 4.524 | 0.033* |
Positive n (%) | 32 (28.1) | 82 (71.9) | 114 (100) | ||
Total | 92 (38.0) | 150 (62.0) | 242 (100) | ||