[HTML][HTML] Defining laboratory reference values and decision limits: populations, intervals, and interpretations

JC Boyd - Asian journal of andrology, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This article provides a brief overview of various approaches that may be utilized for the
analysis of human semen test results. Reference intervals are the most widely used tool for …

What is normal semen quality? On the use and abuse of reference limits for the interpretation of semen analysis results

L Björndahl - Human Fertility, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Semen analysis is the corner stone in the basic evaluation of the man in the subfertile
couple. The recent WHO manual identifies and recommends robust, controllable methods …

WHO reference values for human semen

A Tocci, C Lucchini - Human reproduction update, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Sir, We appreciated the efforts of Cooper et al.(2010) in providing new reference values for
semen analysis. Data presented by Cooper et al. include men from an unscreened general …

World Health Organization reference values for human semen characteristics

TG Cooper, E Noonan… - Human reproduction …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Semen quality is taken as a surrogate measure of male fecundity in clinical
andrology, male fertility, reproductive toxicology, epidemiology and pregnancy risk …

Influence of analytical and biological variation on the clinical interpretation of seminal parameters

JA Castilla, C Alvarez, J Aguilar… - Human …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Quality assurance in semen analysis has been questioned recently in this journal. Based on
the limited capacity of seminal parameter in the determination of fertility, the authors …

Uncertainty of measurement and clinical value of semen analysis: has standardisation through professional guidelines helped or hindered progress?

MJ Tomlinson - Andrology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This article suggests that diagnostic semen analysis has no more clinical value today than it
had 25–30 years ago, and both the confusion surrounding its evidence base (in terms of …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of male infertility by the World Health Organization laboratory manual for assessment of semen analysis: a systematic review

AS Patel, JY Leong, R Ramasamy - Arab journal of urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To discuss the role, reliability and limitations of the semen analysis in the
evaluation of fertility with reference to the World Health Organization (WHO) fifth edition …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical relevance of routine semen analysis and controversies surrounding the 2010 World Health Organization criteria for semen examination

SC Esteves - International braz j urol, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Semen analysis is the corner stone of infertility evaluation as it provides information on the
functional status of the seminiferous tubules, epididymis and accessory sex glands. The …

[引用][C] On the accuracy and clinical value of semen laboratory tests

CLR Barratt - Human Reproduction, 1995 - academic.oup.com
In their article (this issue, pp. 247-248), Seibel and Zilberstein make several obvious but
important points. The World Health Organization (WHO, 1993) and the Human Fertilisation …

Semen analysis and sperm function tests: How much to test?

SS Vasan - Indian journal of urology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Semen analysis as an integral part of infertility investigations is taken as a surrogate
measure for male fecundity in clinical andrology, male fertility, and pregnancy risk …