The hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST or HOS test) usually takes into consideration the total
HOS response value with no emphasis either on the value of the response subtypes or the …

The hypo‐osmotic swelling test was claimed to assess an independent functional
characteristic of human spermatozoa bearing relevance to their fertilizing capacity. To test …

The correlation between the hypo‐osmotic swelling test, the modified Eliasson score for
human semen analysis and the hamster egg penetration assay was examined. The results …

The hypo-osmotic sperm swelling (HOSS) test was performed on semen samples of five
normospermic men from couples with prolonged infertility. Previously, the men had negative …

Objective: To compare the hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST) of spermatozoa with the
standard spermiogram in both fertile and infertile male subjects. Materials and Methods: The …

For the diagnosis and evaluation of the therapy for male infertility and for predicting the
outcome of AIH and IVF-ET, technically simple, replicable tests that can be performed …

The first two editions of the World Health Organization laboratory manual described the
determination of live spermatozoa by a dye exclusion method as a sperm “viability” test …

Purpose To determine if any single abnormal semen parameter is associated with low
hypoosmotic swelling (HOS) test scores. Methods A retrospective review evaluating males …

Aim To determine the predictive value of the hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) test to identify
viable, non-motile sperm. Methods Semen samples from 20 men with severe …

Hypo-osmotic sperm swelling (HOS) profile is found to be a better predictor of the
fertilisability in those husbands possessing subnormal semen parameters. The group where …