| -spermia, Further information: Testicular infertility factors |
| Aspermia—lack of semen; anejaculation |
| Asthenozoospermia—sperm motility below lower reference limit |
| Azoospermia—absence of sperm in the ejaculate |
| Hyperspermia—semen volume above upper reference limit |
| Hypospermia—semen volume below lower reference limit |
| Oligospermia—total sperm count below lower reference limit |
| Necrospermia—absence of living sperm in the ejaculate |
| Teratospermia—fraction of normally formed sperm below lower reference limit |
Necrospermia (or necrozoospermia) is a condition in which there is a low percentage of live and a very high percentage of immotile spermatozoa in semen.[1]
Necrospermia is usually confused with asthenozoospermia, which is the inability of the sperm to move even when alive. To check for necrospermia, samples with a high percentage of immobile sperm are stained to check for vitality. If they are dead sperm they will be stained, as the membrane is broken and the dye enters indiscriminately. Necrozoospermia is a rare condition with a reported prevalence of 0.2–0.48% in infertile subjects.[2]
Treatment in complementary and alternative medicine
editIt has been claimed that necrospermia can be successfully treated in Ayurveda. A single case report to that effect has been published.[3][dubious – discuss]
References
edit- ^ World Health Organization (WHO) Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen, 5th Edition, 2010
- ^ Lecomte PJ, Barthelemy C., Nduwayo L., Hamamah S. (1999) Necrospermia: Etiology and treatment. In: Hamamah S., Olivennes F., Mieusset R., Frydman R. (eds) Male Sterility and Motility Disorders. Serono Symposia USA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1522-6_6
- ^ Doddamani SH, Shubhashree MN, Giri SK, Naik R, Bharali BK (January–March 2019). "Ayurvedic management of necrozoospermia - A case report". AYU. 40 (1): 44–47. doi:10.4103/ayu.AYU_120_15. PMC 6891995. PMID 31831968.
Further reading
edit- Lecomte, Pierre J.; Barthelemy, Claire; Nduwayo, Leonard; Hamamah, Samir (1999). "Necrospermia: Etiology and Management". Male Sterility and Motility Disorders. New York, NY: Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-1522-6_6. ISBN 978-1-4612-7177-2.
- Dumont, A.; Barbotin, A.-L.; Lefebvre-Khalil, V.; Mitchell, V.; Rigot, J.-M.; Boitrelle, F.; Robin, G. (2017). "La necrozoospermie : du diagnostic étiologique a la prise en charge thérapeutique". Gynécologie Obstétrique Fertilité & Sénologie (in French). 45 (4). Elsevier BV: 238–248. doi:10.1016/j.gofs.2017.01.010. ISSN 2468-7189. PMID 28697346.
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