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Volume 12, Issue 1 (January 2010) 12, 11–13; 10.1038/aja.2009.12
Semen analysis: a new manual and its application to the understanding of semen and its pathology
Anne M. Jequier
PIVET Medical Centra, Leederville, Western Australia 6007, Australia
Correspondence: Dr Anne M. Jequier, E-mail: ajequier@bigpond.net.au
Received 14 January 2009; Revised 15 January 2009; Accepted 20 January 2009; Advance online publication 1 January 2010
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This article reviews the latest edition of the World Health Organization's manual on semen analysis, a comprehensive instruction guide . The methodology used in the assessment of the usual variables in semen analysis is described, as are many of less common, but very valuable, sperm function tests. Seminal fluid preparation techniques for procedures such as in vitro fertilization ande intrauterine insemination atre also outlined in the manual for any laboratory that carries out analyses of seminal fluid.
Keywords: laboratory practice, male infertility, semen analysis
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