Semen analysis is of paramount importance to study potential male fertility, couple's infertility, the effects of gonadotoxic agents on spermatogenesis and as follow-up test during treatment of male infertility.
Since 1987, the World Health Organization proposes the standardization of this test and its reference values based on population-based data. The latest version of the World Health Organization guidelines was published in 2010. It introduced a new methodology that produced new references values, which triggered a discussion that lies inconclusive. We revised the original World Health Organization paper focusing on methodological changes and its results, the new references values and their impact on clinical practice.
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Reference: Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2013 Jun;11(2):263-4.
doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082013000200023
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23843074
Article in English, Portuguese.
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