Determination of laboratory specific percent normal sperm morphology value based on prevasectomy ("fertile") ejaculates.
Title
Determination of laboratory specific percent normal sperm morphology value based on prevasectomy ("fertile") ejaculates.
Creator
Babbo C J; Hecht B R; Jeyendran R S
Publisher
Archives of andrology
Date
1999
1999-10
Description
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.
Subject
Ejaculation; Fertility; Humans; Male; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; Sperm Count; Sperm Motility; Spermatozoa/classification/*cytology; Vasectomy
Identifier
Rights
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Citation
Babbo C J; Hecht B R; Jeyendran R S, “Determination of laboratory specific percent normal sperm morphology value based on prevasectomy ("fertile") ejaculates.,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed February 15, 2025, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/4089.