title: Semen characteristics of fertile Pakistani men.
abstract: Semen characteristics were studied among 200 fertile Pakistani men aged 24 to 48 years. Each subject had fathered at least two children. The mean +/- SD values of volume, sperm density, motility percentage, grade of motility and percentage of oval sperms were 3.11 +/- 1.2 ml, 58.21 +/- 26.41 million/ml, 61.2 +/- 21.3%, 3.01 +/- 0.94 and 70.2 +/- 15.36% respectively. There was no deteriorating effect of age on semen quality except some decrease in semen volume. The comparison has been made with studies from other countries.
authors.affiliation: National Health Survey of Pakistan, Pakistan Medical Research Council, Islamabad.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rehan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D012016:Reference Values; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000648:ultrastructure*