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Automated semen analysis

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Boyers, SP; Davis, RO; Katz, DF
Published in: Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility
January 1, 1989

The analysis of human spermatozoa, in both semen and nonsemen contexts, promises to provide vital information about male reproductive health and fertility. That promise has been incompletely realized in large part because the traditional tools for sperm analysis are subjective, imprecise, inaccurate, and difficult to standardize. In recent years, new tools have been developed to study sperm morphology and motion. Subjective measures from single, unrecorded observations are being replaced by objective measures from stored, digitized sperm images. Computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) systems couple video technology and sophisticated microcomputers for automated image digitization and processing. They offer both technical and practical advantages over earlier techniques like time- or multiple-exposure photography or cinemicrography. In the future, CASA systems will enable the objective assessment of large numbers of sperm samples in both research and clinical applications, with a speed, precision, and economy heretofore not possible. While CASA technology offers great promise, it is not without problems. Users of CASA need to recognize its limitations and standardize its measures to set the stage for the large-scale studies that will be required to reveal the biological relevance of sperm motion and morphology, and the clinical usefulness of CASA systems.

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Published In

Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility

ISSN

8756-0410

Publication Date

January 1, 1989

Volume

12

Issue

5

Start / End Page

165 / 200

Related Subject Headings

  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
 

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Boyers, S. P., Davis, R. O., & Katz, D. F. (1989). Automated semen analysis. Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, 12(5), 165–200.
Boyers, S. P., R. O. Davis, and D. F. Katz. “Automated semen analysis.” Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility 12, no. 5 (January 1, 1989): 165–200.
Boyers SP, Davis RO, Katz DF. Automated semen analysis. Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility. 1989 Jan 1;12(5):165–200.
Boyers, S. P., et al. “Automated semen analysis.” Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, vol. 12, no. 5, Jan. 1989, pp. 165–200.
Boyers SP, Davis RO, Katz DF. Automated semen analysis. Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility. 1989 Jan 1;12(5):165–200.
Journal cover image

Published In

Current Problems in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility

ISSN

8756-0410

Publication Date

January 1, 1989

Volume

12

Issue

5

Start / End Page

165 / 200

Related Subject Headings

  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine