Open AccessInterrelation of Different Parameters at Cervical Mucus Penetration of Spermatozoa
Author(s) -
Ulstein Magnar,
Fjällbrant Bo
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347309157083
Subject(s) - penetration (warfare) , cervical mucus , semen , motility , andrology , mucus , medicine , sperm motility , sperm , cervix , biology , mathematics , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , operations research , cancer
. Linear penetration, number of penetrating spermatozoa and their motility were studied in 400 semen samples using a capillary tube method and with cervical mucus as a test medium. A close correlation was found between these parameters. All three showed a high correlation with a proposed “penetration score”. Of the semen properties routinely tested sperm motility showed the highest correlation with the penetration parameters.