Assessment of sperm morphology without quality control may be meaningless for clinicians

• 来源期刊: 亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2010,（4）
• 页码范围: 607-608
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.35

摘要

Dear Editor, Recently we read several articles related to sperm morphology [1-3] published on the Special Issue of Asian Journal of Andrology on Semen Analysis in 21st Century Medicine and were quite enlightened; herein we would like to present some of our views and suggestions. Assessment of sperm morphology, motility and concentration provides a basis for decision on patient care. A number of studies have shown a statistical association between morphologically normal spermatozoa and fertility [4, 5]. Data from assisted reproductive technology programs also suggest that, if the percentage of sperm with normal morphology falls below 15%assessed with methods and definitions described in the Manual, the fertilization rate in vitro decreases [6].