精液分析:新版《世界卫生组织人类精液分析实验室技术手册》及其在精液和精液病理学研究中的应用

Semen Analysis:A New Manual and Its Application to the Understanding of Semen and Its Pathology

评论最新的、全面的精液分析指南:第5版《世界卫生组织人类精液分析实验室技术手册》(简称手册)。该手册不但描述了精液分析中常规变量的测定方法,还描述了对精子功能检测具有重要价值但不常见的其他多种检测方法。手册记录了体外受精及宫腔内人工授精过程中精液处理的方法和技术,还详述了多种精液评价的实用技术。手册对进行精液分析的实验室均有指导意义。

This article reviews the latest edition of the World Health Organization＇s manual on semen analysis,a comprehensive instructional guide. The methodology used in the assessment of the usual variables in semen analysis is described, as are many of the less common, but very valuable, sperm function tests. Seminal fluid preparation techniques for procedures such as in vitro fertilization and intrauterine insemination are also outlined in the manual. In addition, it details many useful techniques for the assessment of seminal fluid. It will be a very useful manual for any laboratory that carries out analyses of seminal fluid.