Table 2 Semen characteristics a by delivery mode, the FEPOS cohort, Denmark, 1998–2019
From: Birth by caesarean section and semen quality in adulthood: a Danish population-based cohort study
Semen parameters | Number of observations | Vaginal delivery | Cesarean section | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P5 | Median | P95 | P5 | Median | P95 | ||
Semen volume, mLb | 858 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
Total sperm count, millionb | 858 | 7.6 | 101.2 | 413.6 | 8.8 | 105.7 | 398.1 |
Sperm concentration, million/mL | 1042 | 2.8 | 37.9 | 136.5 | 1.5 | 41.3 | 149.3 |
Progressive sperm motility, %c | 1025 | 29.2 | 63.0 | 83.2 | 35.4 | 65.5 | 82.8 |
Morphologically normal sperm, %c | 1020 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 14.5 |