Both the ability to freeze human spermatozoa and the possibility of pregnancy following
intrauterine insemination have existed for> 40 years. There have been a number of …

Careful analysis of sperm morphology has always been an important part of a routine semen
examination. However, the usefulness of sperm morphology assessment as a predictor of a …

Hypoosmotic tests are widely used as valuable tests for determining sperm quality in
species as varied as the human and the porcine. However, there is little information about …

Contents The aim of the present work was to compare the efficiency of methyl‐formamide
(MF), dimethyl‐formamide (DF) and glycerol (GL) as cryoprotectants in canine semen …

Sperm vitality testing is a basic semen examination that has been described in the World
Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of …

Due to the similarity of plasma membrane changes induced by capacitation and
cryopreservation, the parameters describing sperm response to capacitating conditions can …

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 …

Oxidative stress is a condition due to an imbalance between the concentrations of oxidants
and antioxidants, and it is a well-recognized contributor in several male infertility conditions …

In the past years a series of functional assays has been developed to determine the
structural, morphological and functional integrity of the plasma membrane and sperm …

The aim of the study was to determine if intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) would be an
effective therapy for males with subnormal hypo‐osmotic swelling test (HOST) scores, a …