Introduction

INTRODUCTION

  • The estimation of live and dead sperm is an important quality control test in all semen banks.
  • The live sperm concentration is directly related with the fertility.
  • The live sperm percentage is also directly related with motility.
  • More the number of motile sperms higher will be the live sperms.
  • But the live sperm percentage will not give indication about progressively motile sperms.
  • Sperms with other motilities like circular, oscillatory and bunting movements also will be live.
  • So semen samples with lower motility will also have normal live sperm percentage.
  • So the results should always be correlated with motility and the interpretation should be done critically.

Live sperm percentage is directly related with fertility and motility. But not only the progressively motile sperms but also circular, oscillatory and bunting sperms will also be live but will not reach the site of fertilization. So the interpretation of the results should be done critically.

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