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SEMEN ANALYSIS Flashcards

1
Q

<5%

A

Spermatozoa

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2
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formed in seminiferous tubules

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Spermatozoa

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3
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60%

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Yellow alkaline fluid (Seminal vesicle)

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4
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20%

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Milky fluid

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5
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pH 6.5

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Acidic

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6
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Proteolytic enzymes and acid phosphatase

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Prostate gland

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7
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Alkaline mucus

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Bulbourethral glands

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8
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neutralize acidity

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Bulbourethral glands

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9
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Clear viscid fluid and lubrication

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1st fraction

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10
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Spermatozoa and prostate secretion

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2nd fraction

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11
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Mucoid secretion

A

3rd fraction

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12
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Sexual Abstinence:

A

2 to 7 days

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13
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Decrease sperm concentration

A

<2

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14
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Decrease motility

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> 7

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15
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Sent to lab within ______ after collection

A

1 hour

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16
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Request/container must include:

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Name
period of abstinence
date/time of collection
ID number

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17
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liquefaction time:

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15-60 mins

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18
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yellow color

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urine contamination
prolonged abstinence
drugs

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19
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clear

A

Low sperm concentration

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20
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Red

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Hematospermia

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21
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Turbidity

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Mucous streaks

WBC

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22
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Increase viscosity:

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incomplete liquefaction
prostate dysfunction
chronic inflammation

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23
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Normal Volume:

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1.5 ml (LRL)

24
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Decrease value:

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obstruction
accessory sex gland abnormality
incomplete specimen collection
assoc. with infertility

25
Q

Increase value:

A

assoc. with varicocoele

sexual abstinence

26
Q

pH normal value:

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> 7.0 (7.2 - 7.8)

27
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acid secretion

28
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alkaline secretion

A

seminal vesicle

29
Q

Decrease pH values:

A

Increase prostatic fluid

Agenesis of seminal vesicle

30
Q

Increase pH values:

31
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Sperm count is determined by _________.

A

Hemocytometer method

32
Q

Dilution

33
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Diluent

A

NaHCO3
Formalin
Purified water

34
Q

Count ____ WBC squares

35
Q

Multiply by _________

36
Q

Lower reference limit

A

15 x 106/mL

37
Q

Subfertile

A

<15 x 106/mL

38
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Infertile

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<4 x 106/mL

39
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no movement

40
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minimal forward progression

41
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poor to fair activity

42
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good activity with tail movement visualized

43
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full activity with tail movement difficult to visualized

44
Q

Normal sperm motility

A

50% motile

45
Q

Total lower reference limit for total motility (PR+NP) is _____.

46
Q

Total lower reference limit for Progressive motility is ____.

47
Q

Lower reference limit for sperm morphology:

A

4% normal forms

48
Q

Absence of semen

49
Q

Absence of sperm

A

Azoospermia

50
Q

Low semen volume

A

Hypospermia

51
Q

High semen volume

A

Hyperspermia

52
Q

Low sperm count

A

Oligozoospermia

53
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Poor sperm motility

A

Asthenozoospermia

54
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More morphologic defects than usual

A

Teratozoospermia

55
Q

Presence of dead sperm

A

Necrozoospermia

56
Q

presence of increased levels of white blood cells in the seminal fluid

A

Leucospermia

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