World Health Organization reference values for human semen characteristics*‡

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Authors

Trevor G. Cooper · Institute of Reproductive Medicine

Elizabeth Noonan · Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Sigrid von Eckardstein · World Health Organization

Jacques Auger · Hôpital Cochin

H.W.G. Baker · Royal Women's Hospital

Hermann M. Behre · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Trine B. Haugen

Abstract

The data represent sound reference distributions of semen characteristics of fertile men in a number of countries. They provide an appropriate tool in conjunction with clinical data to evaluate a patient's semen quality and prospects for fertility.

Topics & Keywords

Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Biology and Fertility

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Human Reproduction Update

Volume 16, Issue 3, pp. 231-245

DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmp048

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