Morphological abnormalities in the spermatozoa of fertile and infertile men.

Abstract:

:The morphological analysis of the spermatozoa from fertile and infertile men was performed using light and electron microscopy to clarify the relationship between sperm morphology and fertility. Semen samples obtained from 22 partners of pregnant women were prepared according to the protocol standardized in an international collaborative study. Semen samples from 17 patients with asthenozoospermia or varicocele were collected in a hospital. Abnormalities in the spermatozoa were classified into three types for the tails, two for the midpieces, and six for the heads according to the criteria adapted from WHO guidelines (World Health Organization, 1999: WHO laboratory manual for the examination of human semen and semen-cervical mucus interaction (4th edition)). Approximately 14% of the spermatozoa from the fertile men had abnormal tails at the light microscopic level while approximately 44% had abnormal heads. Most types of abnormalities found in the spermatozoa from the asthenozoospermic and varicocele patients were encountered in those from the fertile men, although the semen from the fertile men contained a higher percentage of normal spermatozoa than that from the patients. These results were also confirmed at the ultrastructural level. Most abnormal cell types are encountered in semen from fertile men, although the incidence of abnormalities is low.

journal_name

Mol Reprod Dev

authors

Kubo-Irie M,Matsumiya K,Iwamoto T,Kaneko S,Ishijima S

doi

10.1002/mrd.20189

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-01-01 00:00:00

pages

70-81

issue

1

eissn

1040-452X

issn

1098-2795

journal_volume

70

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