Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate which of the various parameters of semen analysis that are most significantly related to the obtainment of pregnancy. A follow up questionnaire was sent to 1953 couples, who had been examined for infertility, and 1,480 (76%) replied. We focused on 713 of these couples, in whom the female partner had a normal fertility set-up (potentially fertile). This study suggests that sperm vitality and sperm concentration bear the most significant relation to pregnancy. Evaluation of a couple's fertility potential by means of the life-table method shows a gradual increase in the pregnancy rate of all couples, irrespective of semen quality, during a observation period of 10 years. The pregnancy rate after 5 years was 14% in a group with reduced semen quality and 44% in a group with normal semen quality.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Andrologia (Online) |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 62-68 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 0303-4569 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Der prognostische Wert der Sperma-Analyse bei der Infertilitäts-BewertungKeywords
- Cell Survival
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Infertility/diagnosis
- Infertility, Male/diagnosis
- Male
- Pregnancy
- Prognosis
- Semen/cytology
- Sperm Count
- Spermatozoa/cytology