Male factor is responsible for one third of infertility cases and is a contributory element in a further third. So a semen analysis should be performed early in the investigation.
The semen analysis requires the production of a fresh sperm sample after a short period of abstinence (3-7 days). A standard report includes various semen parameters with reference values and these can be tricky to interpret.
In this presentation by Thanos Papathanasiou, Regional Lead Clinician for Anglia, Bourn Hall Clinic, UK, guidance is given over how to ‘read’ the results of a semen analysis.
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