A STUDY OF SPERM MORPHOLOGY IN A PAKISTANI POPULATION

Authors

  • Mohammad Owais Ahmad Departments of Physiology
  • Saadat Ali Khan
  • M. Amjad Hameed Islamic International Medical College, Rawlapindi. Pakistan
  • Umar Ali Khan Islamic International Medical College, Rawlapindi. Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69656/pjp.v3i2.648

Keywords:

Sperm morphology, Strict criteria, Fertile males, Semen parameters

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the sperm morphology of proven fertile males and to compare the same with that of infertile males. Method: This study was carried out at International Medical College Rawalpindi and its attached Railway hospital and Islamabad Clinic Serving Infertile Couples Islamabad, from June 2005 to July 2006. 50 healthy fertile males were selected and their semen morphology was determined according to Tygerberg’s strict criteria, while another 50 infertile males were recruited as controls Results: Proven fertile group showed significantly higher morphologically normal forms of sperms (3.04 ± 1.63) than the infertile group. Conclusion:  Sperm morphology assessed by strict criteria is of value in the in-vivo situation to identify a group with greater chance of having an infertility problem and strict criteria sperm morphology analysis should be used to minimize variations in intra and inter-individual and inter-laboratory sperm morphology assessment.

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Published

31-12-2007

How to Cite

1.
Ahmad MO, Khan SA, Hameed MA, Khan UA. A STUDY OF SPERM MORPHOLOGY IN A PAKISTANI POPULATION. Pak J Phsyiol [Internet]. 2007 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];3(2). Available from: https://pjp.pps.org.pk/index.php/PJP/article/view/648

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2007): Pakistan Journal of Physiology

Section

Original Article

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