title: [Eosin and water tests and results of conventional semen analysis].
abstract: Semen analysis was performed in 95 men and the results of routine examination were correlated with two sperm viability tests: eosin (TE) and water test (TW). Results of TE and TW were expressed as a percent of spermatozoa revealing a functional integrity of the cell membrane. Linear regression analysis was used. Patients were divided into 3 groups: normozoospermia (n = 46), oligozoospermia (n = 27) and profound oligozoospermia (2-4 x 10(6) sperm/ml). No correlations were demonstrated between viability tests and the sperm number. TE and TW significantly positively correlated with each other in all groups. At normo- and oligozoospermia TE and TW positively correlated with the percent of motile spermatozoa. TW did not show such a correlation in men with profound oligozoospermia. It seems that TE and TW can be used alternatively. TW may be of great importance in men with very low sperm count.
authors.affiliation: Pracowni Andrologii Klinicznej, Instytutu Endokrynologii AM, Lodzi.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walczak
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Strumiłło
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kula
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000473:pathology*; D012661:Semen / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D013075:Sperm Capacitation; D013076:Sperm Count; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Test eozynowy i test wodny a wyniki konwencjonalnego badania nasienia.