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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 233-235 |
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Qualitative defects with normal sperm counts in a patient attending infertility clinic
Rachna Goyal, Mrinalini Kotru, Aarti Gogia, Sonal Sharma
Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Mrinalini Kotru
Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_460_17
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Background: Sperm morphology is an important qualitative parameter in semen analysis. Aim: To assess qualitative defects in the semen with normal sperm counts. Setting and Design: This was a prospective and descriptive study done in a tertiary care center. Materials and Methods: Seventy-five semen samples with normal sperm counts were evaluated. Qualitative defects of sperms on Papanicolaou-stained slides were assessed. The defects were noted as follows: head (tapering head, large head, small head, round head, bifid head), middle piece (bent neck, broad middle piece, excess residual cytoplasm), and tail (coiled tail). Results: All cases showed the qualitative defects in spite of the normal counts. The defects found in head – pointed/tapering head (1%–20%), round head (1%–7%), large head (1%–3%) and others (0%–2%); in middle piece – bent neck (1%–8%), excess cytoplasm (1%–3%) or broad middle piece (1%–12%); and in tail – coiled tail (1%–5%). Conclusions: Qualitative defects are often seen even in cases with normal sperm counts.
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