Test for sperm

We have achieved several successful pregnancies emploting microinjection of healthy, non motile sperm directly into the egg ICSI. Sperm DNA fragmentation has little or nothing to do with the parameters that we measure on the routine semen analysis. Why don't those sperm work? Leukocytes germ fighter cells present in semen Hematospermia: The fusion between human sperm and the hamster oocyte egg is nearly identical to that occuring with the human egg. A low semen volume could indicate a low amount of sperm to fertilize an egg. A live sperm cell will "swell" when placed in a solution that is "hypo-osmotic", expanding the cell's volume.

The Best Infertility Blogs of the Year These bloggers offer the best advice, support, and information on infertility and life after infertility. Motility—the percentage of moving sperm in a sample; it is graded based on speed and direction travelled. Diagnosis When you see a doctor because you're having trouble getting your partner pregnant, he or she will try to determine the underlying cause. Home semen tests are available. A low semen volume could indicate a low amount of sperm to fertilize an egg. The appearance should be whitish to gray and opalescent. Some men, for religious or other reasons, might want to collect semen during the act of intercourse, using a condom.

What does the test result mean? Products and Services Book: It's getting the sperm where they need to go. Sperm are motile, normally moving forward through the semen.