Seminal Fluid

Question 1

Most common male infertility is

Answer 1

Varicocele

Question 2

Hardening pf veins that drain the testes

Answer 2

Varicocele

Question 3

_______ samples be collected not less than 7 days or more than 3 weeks apart

Answer 3

2-3 samples

Question 4

____ samples is considered significant in fertility testing

Answer 4

2 abnormal samples

Question 5

Reasons for analysis of semen

Answer 5

✓ fertility testing
✓ post- vasectomy analysis
✓ forensic analysis

Question 6

Collection of semen

Answer 6

Atleast 2 days to not more than 7 days

Question 7

Spx awaiting analysis should be kept at

Answer 7

37 celsius

Question 8

Reasons why spx should not exceed more than 7 days

Answer 8

Prolonged abstinence will result to:
✓Higher volume
✓Decreased sperm motility
✓Increased flavin giving the semen a yellowish color

Question 9

What will happen if the first portion of ejaculate is missing

Answer 9

✓decrease sperm count
✓increase pH
✓ spx will not liquefy

Question 10

What will happen if the last portion of ejaculate is missing

Answer 10

✓ increased sperm count
✓ decreased pH
✓ spx will not clot
✓ decrease semen volume

Question 11

Fresh seme spz is clotted and should be liquefy within

Answer 11

30-60 mins after collection

Question 12

Failure to liquefy may be caused by

Answer 12

Deficiency in prostatic enzyme

Question 13

What should be adder if the semen spx is not yes liqeufy after 2hrs

Answer 13

Dulbecco’s phosphate-buffered saline or proteolytic enzyme

Question 14

Stage of cellular maturation

Answer 14

Spermatogonia - spermatocytes - spermatids - spermatozoa

Question 15

Seminal fluid contains high concentration of

Answer 15

Prostatic acid phosphatase

Question 16

Test used for suspected rape case

Answer 16

Medico legal

Question 17

To assess sperm morphology used

Answer 17

Papanicolaou’s
Wright stain
Giemsa

Question 18

To assess sperm viability used

Answer 18

Eosin Nigrosin

Question 19

To assess sperm count

Answer 19

Dilute with cjilled tap water or formalin bicarbonate solution

Question 20

How many days is sperm maturation

Answer 20

90 days

Question 21

Normal volume of semen

Answer 21

2-5 mL

Question 22

Normal appearance of semen

Answer 22

Gray white translucent

Question 23

Incompletely liquefied spx are

Answer 23

Clumped and highly viscous

Question 24

Semen is considered highly viscous when the threads are ______

Answer 24

longer than 2cm

Question 25

Rating of semen viscosity

Answer 25

0 (watery) to 4 (gel-like)

Question 26

Normal viscosity

Answer 26

Pour in droplets and will not appear clumped and stingy

Question 27

Normal pH of semen

Answer 27

7.2 to 8.0

Question 28

Reference value for sperm concentration

Answer 28

20M to 250 M sperm/ mL

Question 29

Borderline of sperm concentration

Answer 29

10M to 20M/ mL

Question 30

Normal sperm count

Answer 30

> 40M per ejaculate

Question 31

How to evaluate motility

Answer 31

Speed and direction

Question 32

Normal sper motility

Answer 32

50% with a rating of 2.0 after 1 hr

Question 33

Provides objective determination of both sperm velocity and trajectory

Answer 33

Computer assisted semen analysis (casa)

Question 34

Routine Criteria for semen analysis

Answer 34

✓ thin smears
✓ stains using giemsa, shorr, or papanicolaou’s
✓ atleast 200 sperms should be evaluated