Open AccessHypo‐osmotic swelling test: A reliable screening assay for routine semen in specimen quality screening
Author(s) -
Oosterhuis G. J. E.,
Hampsink R. M.,
Michgelsen H. W. B.,
Vermes I.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of clinical laboratory analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1098-2825
pISSN - 0887-8013
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2825(1996)10:4<209::aid-jcla6>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - semen , semen quality , screening test , medicine , semen analysis , andrology , swelling , biology , pathology , pregnancy , infertility , family medicine , genetics
We investigated whether the hypo‐osmotic swelling (HOS) test is a reliable screening method for routine semen specimen quality screening. Of 159 male patients, 171 semen samples were investigated using the HOS test as well as routine semen specimen screening used in our clinic. There was a significant correlation between the HOS test and most semen parameters. There was no significant correlation between the HOS test and the percentage of morphologically normal spermatozoa in the initial semen sample. The HOS test is a reliable screening method for routine semen quality screening. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.