BACKGROUND Semen quality is taken as a surrogate measure of male fecundity in clinical
andrology, male fertility, reproductive toxicology, epidemiology and pregnancy risk …

Gross morphological evaluation of stallion spermatozoa is of clinical value in assessing
male fertility in the horse. While of value, methods of subjective sperm classification yield …

The phospholipid and fatty acid composition of sperm was studied in 8 healthy and 16
infertile men. Infertile men randomly formed from the patients with normal semen parameters …

A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the semen parameters (ie volume,
concentration, motility, viability and normal morphology) of proven fertile males in Singapore …

A high DNA fragmentation index (DFI) when performing the sperm chromatin structural
(SCSAr) assay was claimed to be so specific for male subfertility that even IVF with ICSI did …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether semen characteristics can be reduced
to 2 semen quality (SQ) scores and whether these new scores can help the clinician in …

In order to examine the predictive value of determining the sperm head shape, the
acrosomal size, the presence of acrosomal vacuoles, and the challenged acrosome reaction …

Summary fºurpose: To discuss a variety of tests used to diagnose the subfertile male and to
impart bascd on clinica experience, reading, and personal Search, this editor's view of the …

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 …

Objective To perform a direct comparison of two sperm morphology methodologies with
regard to IVF outcome. Design Blinded comparison of two methods of morphology …