The relationship between the human spermatozoa hypo-osmotic swelling test and the human spermatozoa zona-free hamster ova penetration bioassay

SYW Chan, EJ Fox, LCH Tang - IRCS Medical Science, 1985 - hub.hku.hk
General semen analysis alone cannot ascertain spermatozoal fertilizing ability which is
commonly determined by the human sperm zona-free hamster ova penetration assay. This …

Comparison of different hypo-osmotic swelling solutions to select viable immotile spermatozoa for potential use in intracytoplasmic sperm injection

G Verheyen, H Joris, K Crits, Z Nagy… - Human reproduction …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
The hypo-osmotic swelling test, originally developed as a diagnostic sperm test, is used to
discriminate viable from non-viable spermatozoa for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) …

The hypo-osmotic swelling test in recurrent miscarriage

WM Buckett, MJM Luckas, IA Aird, RG Farquharson… - Fertility and …, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine whether there is any association between sperm membrane
integrity as determined by the hypo-osmotic swelling test score and unexplained recurrent …

Hypo-osmotic swelling test: analysis of prevasectomy ejaculates

MD Castro, RS Jeyendran, LJD Zaneveld - Archives of andrology, 1990 - Taylor & Francis
The hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) test was applied to 1,890 ejaculates obtained from
previously fertile men who subsequently underwent a vasectomy. Less than 3% of the …

Hypoosmotic test in equine spermatozoa

D Neild, G Chaves, M Flores, N Mora, M Beconi… - Theriogenology, 1999 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to evaluate equine sperm membrane integrity using the
hypoosmotic swelling (HOS) test and to correlate this test with different sperm parameters in …

The single sperm curling test, a modified hypo-osmotic swelling test, as a potential technique for the selection of viable sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection

A Ahmadi, S Ng - Fertility and sterility, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: To develop a technique for the selection of viable sperm for intracytoplasmic
sperm injection (ICSI), based on the phenomenon of sperm tail curling in a hypo-osmotic …

Some semen abnormalities may cause infertility by impairing implantation rather than fertilization

JH Check, D Katsoff, ML Check - Medical hypotheses, 2001 - Elsevier
The hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) test measures the functional integrity of the sperm
membrane. Although, the sperm membrane is essential for the fertilization of oocytes …

Semen quality and in‐vitro fertilization

RS Jeyendran, HH Van der Ven… - Australian and New …, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
The standard sperm parameters, and a newly developed assay, the hypoosmotic swelling
(HOS) test, of 208 ejaculates were correlated with in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome to …

The hypoosmotic swelling test: an update

RS Jeyendran, HH Van der Ven… - Archives of …, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
The hypoosmotic swelling (HOS) test is a relatively new assay used to evaluate the
functional integrity of the sperm's plasma membrane. In fact, more studies have been …

[PDF][PDF] Hypo osmotic swelling test as screening for evaluation of semen of bull

M Zubair, LA Lodhi, E Ahmad… - J. Entomol. Zool …, 2013 - researchgate.net
The hypo osmotic swelling test is a simple laboratory test which is used for the assessment
of functional integrity of sperm membrane. When the sperm are put in hypo osmotic solution …