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Relationship between mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, plateletcrit and varicocele
Author(s) -
Polat H.,
Gulpinar M. T.,
Sarıca M. A.,
Benlioglu C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1439-0272
pISSN - 0303-4569
DOI - 10.1111/and.12594
Subject(s) - varicocele , mean platelet volume , medicine , platelet , gastroenterology , pathological , infertility , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Summary Increases in platelet count and platelet indices such as mean platelet volume ( MPV ), platelet distribution width ( RDW ) and plateletcrit ( PCT ) have been reported in a wide range of pathological settings. The aetiology of varicocele, a vascular disease, is poorly defined. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between varicocele, platelet count and a series of platelet indices. A total of 69 patients with varicocele and 56 patients without varicocele were enrolled in the study. Patient sperm parameters, platelet, MPV , PDW and PCT values were analysed. There were semen abnormalities in 37 (53.6%) patients in the varicocele group and 19 (33.9%) patients in nonvaricocele group ( P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in platelet count or platelet indices ( MPV , PDW and PCT ) between the patients with and without varicocele ( P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in platelet count or MPV, PDW and PCT between patients with varicocele and the control subjects.