Practical Laboratory Andrology
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This practical manual on sperm analysis presents the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are used in andrology laboratories to analyse and assess male infertility. Diagnostic areas include: semen analysis and the biochemical, immunological and microbiological examination of human semen and spermatozoa; computer-aided sperm motility analysis; sperm ultrastructure; and assessment of sperm transport through the female tract and sperm fertilizing ability. The clinical relevance of various diagnostic procedures is also discussed. Therapeutic topics include sperm washing techniques, semen cryopreservation, and insemination procedures. The volume also covers safety in the andrology laboratory, technician training, and quality control. The text is extensively illustrated and will be an invaluable resource to all scientists and technicians who diagnose male infertility. It will also be of interest to researchers working in human gamete biology and reproductive physiology. The detailed methods described in the book are relevant to all hospital, commercial, and university laboratories involved in infertility diagnosis and treatment.
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The evaluation of semen odor is subjective, which makes standardization of this parameter very complicated.
“It should be noted that the evaluation of semen odor is subjective [11,19], which makes the standardization of this parameter very complicated.”
From The Sixth Edition of the WHO Manual for Human Semen Analysis: A Critical Review and SWOT Analysis (2021) · cites this paper as [19]
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Boitrelle, F., Shah, R., Saleh, R., Henkel, R., Kandil, H., Chung, E., Vogiatzi, P., Zini, A., Arafa, M., & Agarwal, A. (2021) · Life · doi:10.3390/life11121368 · Cited by 271 · see citing works
Aneck‐Hahn, N. H., Schulenburg, G. W., Bornman, M. S., Farias, P., & de Jager, C. (2007) · Journal of Andrology · doi:10.2164/jandrol.106.001701 · Cited by 249 · see citing works
De Jager, C., Farias, P., Barraza‐Villarreal, A., Avila, M. H., Ayotte, P., Dewailly, E., Dombrowski, C., Rousseau, F., Sanchez, V. D., & Bailey, J. L. (2006) · Journal of Andrology · doi:10.2164/jandrol.05121 · Cited by 167 · see citing works
- Authors
- Mortimer, D.
- Affiliations
- Scientific Director Sydney IVF Australia
- Corresponding author
- Mortimer, David
- ORCID
- Mortimer, David
- Publisher
- Oxford University PressNew York, NY
- Published
- 1994-01-06
- OpenAlex
- W391250429
- Cited by
- 415
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 14.10
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Sperm and Testicular Function
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Male Reproductive Health Studies
- Keywords
- male infertility, sperm analysis, semen analysis, sperm motility, sperm ultrastructure, sperm fertilizing capacity, sperm transport, semen biochemistry, sperm washing, sperm cryopreservation, insemination, laboratory safety, quality control, andrology laboratory
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