Semen Analysis Article Swipe
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· 2023
· Open Access
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· DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31574-9_9
· OA: W4387960998
Semen is analyzed for both diagnostic and prognostic purposes. Whether spermatozoa are present, in what numbers and in what condition (viable, motile, morphologically normal), are useful indicators that reflect testicular, epididymal, and accessory gland function and provide information on the quality of semen transferred at coitus. As variation in semen quality produced by the same man on different days is high, the use of standard methods for collecting and quantifying semen constituents and sperm characteristics is obligatory for an objective interpretation of the semen analysis result. The major semen analysis tests are described here along with the terminology and reference values provided by the sixth edition of the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen (2021).
