Semen Characteristics Associated With Fertility

Question 1

Appearance

Answer 1

Gray-white, opalescent, opaque

Question 2

Volume

Answer 2

2-5 mL

Question 3

Viscosity/liquefaction

Answer 3

Discrete droplets (watery) within 60 minutes

Question 4

Motility

Answer 4

50% or more with moderate to rapid linear (forward) progression

Question 5

Concentration

Answer 5

20 to 250 × 10^6sperm per mL

Question 6

Morphology

Answer 6

14% or more have normal morphology

Question 7

Vitality

Answer 7

75% or more are alive

Question 8

Leukocytes

Answer 8

Less than 1 × 10^6 per mL

Question 9

pH

Answer 9

7.2-7.8

Question 10

Acid phosphatase (total)

Answer 10

≥200 U per ejaculate at 37°C (p-nitropheny|phosphate)

Question 11

Citric acid (total)

Answer 11

≥52 umol per ejaculate

Question 12

Fructose (total)

Answer 12

≥13 umol per ejaculate

Question 13

Zinc (total)

Answer 13

≥2.4 umol per ejaculate

Question 14

Sperm Motility Grading
Criteria

Answer 14

0 Immotile
1 Motile, without forward progression
2 Motile, with slow nonlinear or meandering progression
3 Motile, with moderate linear (forward) progression
4 Motile, with strong linear (forward) progression