1st Edition
Atlas of Human Sperm Morphology Evaluation
84 Pages
50 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
Sperm morphology evaluation by strict criteria is the gold-standard used by IVF and andrology units around the world. It is based on an approach to sperm morphology evaluation that utilizes optimal preparation methods, evaluation procedures, and criteria for a morphological normal spermatozoon based on biological evidence. Featuring fresh perspectives from the founders of the Tygerberg strict... Read more
Preface
List of contributors
The Tygerberg Strict Criteria: What are the Clinical Thresholds for in vitro Fertilization, Intrauterine Insemination, and in vivo Fertilization? T.F. Kruger, F. Van der Merwe, and J. Van Waart
The Role of Sperm Cell Morphology in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), M.L. Windt and T.F. Kruger
Relationship between Sperm Morphology and Binding Capacity to the Zona Pellucida: A Critical Step Leading to Fertilization, S.C. Oehninger
The Use of the Acrosome Index in Assisted Reproduction, R. Menkveld
Quality Assurance for Sperm Morphology Assessment, D.R. Franken
What is a Normal Spermatozoon? D.R. Franken and T.F. Kruger
Appendices
The Tygerberg strict criteria for morphologically normal spermatozoa
Papanicolaou staining method
Diff-Quik staining method
Shorr staining
Spermac staining
Index
List of contributors
The Tygerberg Strict Criteria: What are the Clinical Thresholds for in vitro Fertilization, Intrauterine Insemination, and in vivo Fertilization? T.F. Kruger, F. Van der Merwe, and J. Van Waart
The Role of Sperm Cell Morphology in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), M.L. Windt and T.F. Kruger
Relationship between Sperm Morphology and Binding Capacity to the Zona Pellucida: A Critical Step Leading to Fertilization, S.C. Oehninger
The Use of the Acrosome Index in Assisted Reproduction, R. Menkveld
Quality Assurance for Sperm Morphology Assessment, D.R. Franken
What is a Normal Spermatozoon? D.R. Franken and T.F. Kruger
Appendices
The Tygerberg strict criteria for morphologically normal spermatozoa
Papanicolaou staining method
Diff-Quik staining method
Shorr staining
Spermac staining
Index
Biography
Thinus F. Kruger
