{"id":6990,"date":"2021-12-17T21:05:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T21:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givelegacy.com\/?p=6990"},"modified":"2023-06-14T13:51:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T13:51:34","slug":"the-semen-analysis-process-under-the-microscope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/resources\/the-semen-analysis-process-under-the-microscope\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: The semen analysis process under the microscope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/what-really-happens-semen-analysis.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several characteristics that, when examined in sperm testing, can indicate the health of sperm and overall male fertility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sperm count and concentration<br><\/strong>Sperm count is the total number of sperm in a particular quantity of semen, the fluid that carries sperm out of the penis. Sperm concentration refers to how densely packed those sperm are within the semen. For example, a sample may include 3 milliliters of semen (volume) and a total sperm count of 45 million; that would be a concentration of 15 million sperm per mL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sperm motility<br><\/strong>Motility refers to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/sperm-quality\/\">ability of the sperm to move or \u201cswim,\u201d<\/a> which is essential for them to move through the female reproductive system and fertilize the egg. Progressive motility is the best type of movement that can be seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/what-is-sperm\/\">sperm<\/a> testing\u2014that means the sperm move forward in straight lines or in large circles, as opposed to in small tight circles or along erratic paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sperm morphology<br><\/strong>Morphology means the sperm\u2019s structure or shape, which is ideally a smooth oval head, a well-defined acrosome, or cap, that covers 40\u201370% of the head, and a long tail with no visible abnormalities. This shape is important because it impacts a sperm\u2019s ability to travel to and penetrate an egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more in our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/givelegacy.com\/sperm-testing-guide\/\">guide to sperm testing<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens during a semen analysis? See this video of a semen analysis under the microscope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"%%post_title%% %%sep%% %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"What happens during a semen analysis? Sperm and male fertility testing from the experts at Legacy.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[302],"tags":[303],"class_list":["post-6990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dashboard-content","tag-dashboard-homepage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17569,"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6990\/revisions\/17569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.givelegacy.com\/vnext\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}