title: [Assessment of sperm quality as a male factor in couple's infertility].
abstract: The purpose of the present review is to present laboratory assessment of some studies of human seminal fluid and spermatozoa - cervical-mucus interactions according the last (the fourth edition) of WHO guideline, 1999. There are discussed additional tests for spermatozoa function in connection with male factor in couple's infertility. It is outlined the signification of calculation of some spermatozoa indices for clinical practice. The assessment built on the entire population spermatozoa defines the fertility ability of the small portion spermatozoa reaching the oocyte and leading to fertilization.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nikolova
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D013075:Sperm Capacitation; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000473:pathology*