Determination of laboratory specific percent normal sperm morphology value based on prevasectomy ("fertile") ejaculates.
Ejaculation; Fertility; Humans; Male; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; Sperm Count; Sperm Motility; Spermatozoa/classification/*cytology; Vasectomy
Semen assessments were performed on ejaculates from 25 men with proven fertility requesting vasectomy. Multiple cytological slides were made simultaneously from each ejaculate and analyzed by a single technician. The morphology data obtained were analyzed for repeatability. The mean +/- SD for normal sperm morphology was 30.6+/-7.3, and the within-subject repeatability was \textless or =1 SD of the mean for 17 of 25 ejaculates. Technician and laboratory specific criteria for the percent normal sperm morphology component of a semen analysis report (that are clinically meaningful) can be developed using the approach described herein.
Babbo C J; Hecht B R; Jeyendran R S
Archives of andrology
1999
1999-10
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NATURAL VERSUS CLOMIPHENE CITRATE CYCLES FOR IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION
Reproductive Biology; Obstetrics & Gynecology
Babbo C J; Hecht B R
Fertility and Sterility
1994
1994-12
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