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Sperm Test Done. What Does The Findings Suggest?
Sir, i just collect my sperm count result yesterday and the result shows volume 1.0ml, viscosity watery, PH 8.0, MEAN PROGRESSIVE MOTILITY 15% sperm count/ml 21 million, Abnormal swollen head 40%, Tail defect 20%, normal cells 20%, Dead cells 20% WBC 4-6/hpf, reference count 20million/ml. kindly explain this report to me and what i need to do. thank you. Val. email is YYYY@YYYY
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM,
The interpretation of the semen analysis is as follows:
1. Semen volume is 1 ml/ejaculate. Normal semen volume should be 2 ml/ejaculate.
2. Sperm count is 21 million/ ml. This is within normal range.
3. Sperm motility is only 21%. In normal semen sample, the progressive forward motility should be atleast 50%.
4. Sperm morphology should be normal in atleast 50% of the sperms. In your case only 15% have normal morphology.
5. There is presence of 4-6 white blood cells/hpf. This suggests infection in the semen. Not even a single white blood cell should be present in the semen.
There is evidence of infection in the seminal fluid so a course of antibiotics should be taken.
The semen analysis should be repeated after treating infection.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
The interpretation of the semen analysis is as follows:
1. Semen volume is 1 ml/ejaculate. Normal semen volume should be 2 ml/ejaculate.
2. Sperm count is 21 million/ ml. This is within normal range.
3. Sperm motility is only 21%. In normal semen sample, the progressive forward motility should be atleast 50%.
4. Sperm morphology should be normal in atleast 50% of the sperms. In your case only 15% have normal morphology.
5. There is presence of 4-6 white blood cells/hpf. This suggests infection in the semen. Not even a single white blood cell should be present in the semen.
There is evidence of infection in the seminal fluid so a course of antibiotics should be taken.
The semen analysis should be repeated after treating infection.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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