Project Description
Sperm Analysis & Sample Preparation
The analysis of the semen (sperm diagram) is performed with a microscopic and macroscopic examination.
The most important parameters defined in a sperm diagram are the following:
| Volume | ≥ 1.5 ml |
| pH | ≥ 7.2 |
| Liquefaction or not within an half hour | Yes |
| Viscosity | Normal |
| Shade of Colour | The sample must not necessarily have a particular shade of colour. |
| Agglutination | A normal sample should not exhibit agglutination. Nevertheless, if agglutination exists at a high percentage (over 50%) then it would be advisable to perform a control of the antibodies |
| Sperm concentration/ml | ≥ 15 x 106 |
| Total Sperm concentration/ml | ≥ 39 x 106 |
| Sperm mobility within an hour | ≥ 40% |
| Round cells | < 1 x 106 |
| Morphology of the cells (according to Kruger) | ≥ 4% normal forms (strict criteria) |
Some of the terms we use to describe the state of the sample are the following:
Oligozoospermia (oligospermia) when the sperm concentration is less than 15 x 106
Asthenozoospermia (asthenospermia): when the sperm motility is less than 40%
Teratozoospermia (teratospermia): when the sperm morphology is below 4%
Azoospermia: when no spermatozoa can be detected in the sample.
Note: A sperm diagram serves to give us a first impression with regard to the sperm sample. In certain cases, it is necessary to repeat the examination since there is the possibility fluctuations in the sample parameters.
OPENING HOURS
| Monday – Friday | 8:00 – 13:00 16:00 – 19:00 |
| Saturday | 8:00 – 12:00 |
| Sunday | CLOSED |