Methods of sperm vitality assessment

Methods Mol Biol. 2013:927:13-9. doi: 10.1007/978-1-62703-038-0_2.

Abstract

Sperm vitality is a reflection of the proportion of live, membrane-intact spermatozoa determined by either dye exclusion or osmoregulatory capacity under hypo-osmotic conditions. In this chapter we address the two most common methods of sperm vitality assessment: eosin-nigrosin staining and the hypo-osmotic swelling test, both utilized in clinical Andrology laboratories.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Survival
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osmosis
  • Semen Analysis / methods*
  • Spermatozoa / cytology
  • Spermatozoa / physiology*
  • Staining and Labeling / methods