Male fertility

Question 1

What is the normal volume of sperm?

Answer 1

Greater than or equal to 1.5 ml

Question 2

What is the normal pH for sperm?

Answer 2

Greater than or equal to 7.2

Question 3

What is the normal concentration of sperm?

Answer 3

Greater than or equal to 15 million spermatozoa per ml

Question 4

What is the normal value for the total number of sperm per ejaculate?

Answer 4

39 million spermatozoa per ejaculate or more

Question 5

What proportion of sperm need to be motile for the sample to be considered normal?

Answer 5

40% or more motile

Question 6

What proportion of sperm need to be progressively motile for the sample to be considered normal?

Answer 6

32%

Question 7

What proportion of sperm need to be alive for the sample to be considered normal?

Answer 7

58% or more live spermatozoa

Question 8

What proportion of sperm need to have normal morphology for a sample to be considered normal?

Answer 8

4% or more

Question 9

How many spermatozoa are produced each day?

Answer 9

300 million