Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the level of variance produced in a multicenter study with the use of a computer-assisted sperm morphology analyzer. DESIGN:A multicenter, prospective, blinded study. SETTING:Assisted reproduction research laboratories. PATIENT(S):Semen samples produced for assisted reproductive procedures. INTERVENTION(S):Hamilton Thorne Research (Beverly, MA) integrated visual optical system semen analyzers were used at five different centers to evaluate the same set of 30 slides that were prepared and numerically coded at Tygerberg Hospital in Tygerberg, South Africa. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):The percentage of normal sperm. RESULT(S):Interlaboratory coefficients of variation (CVs) ranged between 16.31% and 23.09%. One of the participating laboratories produced an approximately 14% (-6.5-7.7) limits of agreement analysis, with a CV of 11.36%, for its duplicate readings. The use of a 10% normal sperm morphology cutoff point to determine discordance levels produced rates ranging between 10% and 23.3% for the interlaboratory and intralaboratory readings. This level of discordance equates with < or = 7 of the corresponding readings from two laboratories falling into a different normal sperm morphology group (< or = 10% or >10%). CONCLUSION(S):The magnitudes of variation produced by the readings performed in our study reached the same level as for the manual evaluation of sperm morphology. A < 10% CV can be obtained if the correct quality control measures are implemented.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Coetzee K,Kruger TF,Lombard CJ,Shaughnessy D,Oehninger S,Ozgür K,Pomeroy KO,Muller CHdoi
10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00421-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-01-01 00:00:00pages
80-4issue
1eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S001502829800421Xjournal_volume
71pub_type
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
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更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1991-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-10-16 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60362-x
更新日期:1988-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)36181-7
更新日期:1967-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.08.042
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60000-6
更新日期:1988-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1739
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.12.018
更新日期:2021-01-25 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58341-1
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1999-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1978-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)49536-1
更新日期:1986-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.05.060
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03370-8
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00