Asthenopermia, or asthenozoospermia, is the term used when the percentage of mobile sperm is lower than average. Complete asthenozoospermia, meaning that all sperm cells in a sample are not moving, occurs in about 1 in 5000 men.
Asthenozoospermia results in infertility, as the sperm are unable to swim and reach the egg. This can be overcome using IVF-ICSI techniques.
Round Spermatid Injection (ROSI) The sperm develops, during spermatogenesis, from spermatogonia to spermatocytes, and then to round spermatids. The round spermatids elongate, develop a tail
Radiation therapy, another form of cancer treatment, uses high levels of energy to radiate and kill the cancer cells. It works by destroying genetic material,
One of the parameters measures in standard semen analysis is viscosity or the thickness/stickiness of the ejaculate and its ability to flow. Under normal conditions,
The vas deferens are small tubes that carry sperm to the urethra, to be ejaculated. During a vasectomy, these tubes either are either cut or