The objective of this study was to develop a relatively simple test to evaluate the functional
integrity of the membranes of human spermatozoa. As in some other species, human …

The hypoosmotic swelling (HOS) test evaluates the functional integrity of the sperm's plasma
membrane and also serves as a useful indicator of its fertility potential. The functional …

The hypoosmotic swelling test (HOST) has proved to be a good tool for evaluating the
membrane integrity of spermatozoa of various domestic animals including cattle, horses …

Objective To determine whether the hypo-osmotic swelling test can assess viability of frozen
spermatozoa. Design Fresh semen specimens were divided into two aliquots: one was not …

Simple Summary One of the methods used to assess semen quality is the hypo-osmotic
swelling test (HOST). Different protocols for this test are available, including a very simple …

Materials and methods The HOST was performed on 105 patients with idiopathic infertility.
The results were compared with those of various other sperm function tests, including the …

The hypoosmotic swelling test (HOS) is one of the methods used to evaluate sperm quality
in mammals. This test is based on the swelling ability that functional spermatozoa have …

The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the hypoosmotic swelling
(HOS) test together with the supravital test as a means of evaluating the functional integrity …

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a single abnormal semen parameter on
subsequent implantation and pregnancy rates (PRs) following in vitro fertilization-embryo …

Objective: The aim of this work was to evaluate the sperm velocity characteristics, the sperm
morphology assessment determined by strict criteria and the hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) …