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Polyzoospermia: a definite pathologic entity.

M Glezerman·D Bernstein·C Zakut·N Misgav·V Insler
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Polyzoospermia has been repeatedly associated with reduced fertility and increased rates of spontaneous abortion. We examined semen samples of 1374 infertile men and found an incidence of 4.2% of semen with a sperm density exceeding 250 X 10(6) sperm cells/ml. The spontaneous pregnancy rate in 30 evaluated couples in whom the male partner presented with polyzoospermia was 38.7% and the spontaneous abortion rate was 25%. Sperm penetration tests revealed normal mucus-penetrating ability in 29 of 30 men examined. The reason for reduced reproductive performance in polyzoospermic men does not seem to be disturbed sperm mucus interaction.

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M Glezerman, D Bernstein, C Zakut, N Misgav, V Insler. 1982. Polyzoospermia: a definite pathologic entity.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)46642-2

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