Normospermik bireylerde semen parametreleri ile nötrofil-lenfosit oranı (NLR) ve trombosit-lenfosit oranı (PLR) arasındaki ilişki

AMAÇ: Çeşitli hematolojik parametrelerin inflamatuar süreçlerde rol aldığı bilinmektedir. Son zamanlarda bu konuda en çok araştırılan parametrelerden olan nötrofil-lenfosit oranı (NLR) ve trombosit-lenfosit oranının (PLR) semen parametreleri ile ilişkisi hakkındaki bilgiler sınırlıdır. Biz bu çalışmamızda, normospermik bireylerde semen parametreleri ile NLR ve PLR arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmayı amaçladık. GEREÇ ve YÖNTEM: Hastanemiz androloji laboratuarında Ocak 2017 – Aralık 2017 tarihleri arasında yapılmış semen analizleri retrospektif olarak tarandı. Kayıtlarda hemogram sonucu mevcut olan normospermik bireyler çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hemogram sonucu ile semen analizi arasında 6 aydan fazla süre olan olgular çalışma dışında bırakıldı. Hastaların trombosit sayısı, ortalama trombosit hacmi (MPV), nötrofil sayısı, lenfosit sayısı kayıt edildi ve NLR, PLR hesaplandı. Veriler semen parametreleri ile karşılaştırıldı. BULGULAR: Çalışmaya dahil edilen 90 hastanın yaş ortalaması 31,50±7,04 yıl idi. Hastaların hemogram parametrelerinde ortalama trombosit sayısı 237,89±59,58, MPV 7,53±0,91, nötrofil sayısı 4046±1277, lenfosit sayısı 2277±692; semen parametrelerinde semen hacmi 2,80±0,96 mL, konsantrasyon 69,08±31,87, toplam motil sperm sayısı 41,07±21,36, idi. Hemogram parametreleri, semen parametreleri ile karşılaştırıldığında aralarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı korelasyon saptanmadı (Tablo 1). SONUÇ: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, sağlıklı normospermik bireylerde semen parametreleri ile NLR ve PLR arasında ilişki olmadığını ve öngördürücü bir belirteç olarak kullanılamayacağını göstermektedir

The relationship between semen parameters vs. neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio in normospermic individuals

OBJECTIVE: It is known that various hematological parameters are involved in inflammatory processes. The data about relationship between semen parameters and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) or platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), which are recently the most researched parameters in this regard, is limited. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between semen parameters and NLR & PLR in normospermic individuals. MATRERIAL and METHODS: Semen analysis performed in our hospital andrology laboratory in between January 2017 and December 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Normospermic individuals who had hemogram test in records, were included in the study. Subjects with a duration of more than 6 months between hemogram results and semen analysis were excluded from the study. Patients’ platelet count, mean platelet volume (MPV), neutrophil count, lymphocyte count were recorded and NLR, PLR were calculated. The data were compared with the semen parameters. RESULTS: Ninety patients included in the study and the mean age was 31.50±7.04 years. Mean platelet counts of the patients were 237.89±59.58, MPV 7.53±0.91, neutrophil count 4046±1277, lymphocyte count 2277±692; in semen parameters, semen volume 2.80±0.96 mL, concentration 69.08±31.87 and total motile sperm count was 41.07±21.36. There was no statistically significant correlation between hemogram parameters and semen parameters (Table 1). CONCLUSION: The results of this study show that there is no relationship between semen parameters and NLR&PLR in healthy normospermic individuals and NLR&PLR can not be used as a predictive marker.

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