Semen Analysis: Minimal Standards of Adequacy
| On at least two occasions: | |
| Ejaculate volume: Sperm density: Motility: Forward progression: Morphology: |
1.5-5.0 mL >20 million/mL >60% >2 (scale 0-4) >60% normal |
| And: | |
| No significant sperm agglutination No significant pyospermia No hyperviscosity |
Modified from Sigman, Lipshultz, L.I., and Howards, S.S.: Evaluation of the subfertile male. In: Infertility in the Male, 3rd edition. Edited by L.I. Lipshultz and S.S. Howards. St.Louis: Mosby-Year Book, 1997, p.174.