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. 2020 Aug 25;105(12):e4417–e4429. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa551

Table 4.

Sperm Analysis

Patient Age (years) Semen volume (mL) pH Viscosity Numeration spz/Ejaculate (N > 39 × 106) Progressive motility (%) (N > 33%) Total motility (%) (N > 50%) Vitality (%) (N > 58%) Morphology
according to David modified criteria (N TF > 12%)
1 22 12.8 6 normal 0.09 × 106 0 0 Not performed 10/19 enrolled tail, 18/19 abnormal acrosome, 1/20 TF
2 25 1.2 (da = 2j) 8.1 Normal 324 × 106 45 50 69 6% enrolled tail, 68% abnormal acrosome; 11% TF; isolated tails: 17% of observed spermatozoa
3 24 2.3 7.8 Normal 138 × 106 25 30 61 32% enrolled tail, 86% abnormal acrosome, 2% TF; isolated tails: 85% of observed spermatozoa
4 36 6.5 6.8 Normal 15 0 0 0 not interpretable
5* 24 0.12 * 6.3 Normal 0 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable not applicable
6 35 0.3 7.8 Normal 79.2 × 106 37 52 >60 50% abnormal tail, 11 à 20% TF
7 38 0.3 8.1 Normal 217 × 106 20 30 >30 28% TF
8 22 2.7 6.6 Normal 32.1 × 106 9 11 33 13% multitailed sperm; 14%enrolled tail; 15% isolated tails; 4% TF
9 26 0.9 (DA = 2j) 7.5 Normal 62.3 × 106 5 10 66 8% TF; 6% isolated tails
10 18 2.1 7.5 Normal 481 × 106 26 35 60 39% abnormal tail; 8%TF; <5% isolated tails
11 39 0.45 8.1 normal 72 × 106 26 31 48 7% TF 82% abnormal acrosome; 12% isolated tails

Abbreviations: spz, spermatozoa; TF, typical form.

*Patient 5 failed to produce ejaculate.