| AZF | AZoospermia Factor |
| CFTR | Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator |
| PT | Perinuclear Theca |
| SAR | SubAcrosomal Region |
| PAR | PostAcrosomal Region |
| FSH | Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| LH | Luteinizing Hormone |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| WES | Whole Exome Sequencing |
| IGV | Integrative Genome Viewer |
| ACMG | American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics |
| sOT | SEVERE OligoTeratozoospermia |
| sOAT | Severe OligoAsthenoTeratozoospermia |
| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| OMIM | Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man |
| gnomAD | Genome Aggregation Database |
| PLCζ | Phospholipase C Zeta |
| ASS | Acephalic Sperm Syndrome |
| HTCA | Head-Tail Coupling Apparatus |
| BDS | Bazex–Dupré–Christol syndrome |
| IVF | In Vitro Fertilization |
| AOA | Assisted Oocyte Activation |