World J Mens Health.  2017 Apr;35(1):51-56. 10.5534/wjmh.2017.35.1.51.

Are There Relationships between Seminal Parameters and the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio or the Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio?

• Aykan S
• Canat L
• GönültaÅŸ S
• Atalay HA
• Altunrende F

• KMID: 2377212
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2017.35.1.51

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.

Keyword

Infertility; Lymphocytes; Neutrophils; Semen analysis

MeSH Terms

Blood Cell Count
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Infertility
Infertility, Male
Lymphocytes
Male
Neutrophils
Semen
Semen Analysis

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