Comparison of the Ratio of the Lenght of the Second and Fourth Digits in Subgroups of Fertile and Infertile Cases
Urology Journal,
Vol. 14 No. 3 (2017),
23 Khordad 2017
,
Page 3081-3084
https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v14i3.3634
Abstract
Purpose: To identify any relationship between known reasons of male infertility and 2D:4D ratio.Materials and Methods: A total of 371 males were included in the study. The cases were grouped into 6 groups including sperm count < 5 million/mL, sperm count ≥ 5 million/mL, Klinefelter Syndrome, hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, vasal agenesis and control. Groups were compared with each other in terms of 2D:4D ratios and groups with a 2D:4D ratios below 1 and equal/above 1 were compared.
Results: The greatest ratios were in the vasal agenesis and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism groups and analysis of the data with logistic regression analysis showed that there was a significant difference in terms of 2D:4D ratios for these groups when comparing with control group. The other groups showed no statistically significant
differences.
Conclusion: The results of the present study showed some significant difference between 2D:4D ratios for the subgroups of the fertile and infertile cases. Although, 2D:4D ratio is not an unaccompanied parameter to reveal causes of male infertility, it can be associated with some situations that are related with male infertility.
How to Cite
Akinsal, E. C., Demirtas, A., & Ekmekcioglu, O. (2017). Comparison of the Ratio of the Lenght of the Second and Fourth Digits in Subgroups of Fertile and Infertile Cases. Urology Journal, 14(3), 3081–3084. https://doi.org/10.22037/uj.v14i3.3634
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