Semen analysis test - Sri Lanka male female infertility treatment ...

the level of the internal cervical os. 100 cells evaluated for only normal sperm(>14% normal forms). Men with fewer than 4% normal forms usually failed tofertilize without micromanipulation. Strict criteria for normal sperm morphologyinclude:Sperm head:Smooth oval configuration.• Length-5-6 microns.• Width: 2.5-3.5 microns.• Acrosome comprises 40-70% of the anterior sperm headMidpiece:• Axially attached,• 1.5 times the head length,• 1micro/ m in widthTail:• Straight,• Uniform,• Slightly thinner than the midpiece,• Uncoiled,• 45Micro/ m longWhite blood cells (WBC):All semen samples have WBC in them. If greater than 1 million WBC per 1 ml arepresent, there is concern of infection.Generally leukocytospermia (WBC in the semen) affects 5-10% of the patientpopulation, but can rise to 20% in certain patients groups.