title: Laboratory diagnosis of male infertility.
abstract: Male infertility is best tested by determining the ability of sperm to reach the site of fertilization by semen analysis and by mucus-sperm interaction tests, and by determining the ability of the sperm to enter the egg by the hamster egg-human sperm penetration assay. If conducted in a careful fashion, the tests provide useful information for preparing a treatment plan.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002582:Cervix Mucus; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000503:physiopathology; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010334:Paternity; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013073:Sperm Agglutination; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000473:pathology; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D000135:Acid Phosphatase