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SEMEN PARAMETER SQA-V TEST NAME DEFINITION
Total number for sperm cells per milliliter of
Sperm Concentration (Count) SPERM CONC.
sample – this includes live and dead cells.
TOTAL MOTILITY The % of sperm moving in the sample. This
Total Motility (PR+NP)
<PR+NP> includes progressive and non-progressive.
PROG. MOTILITY The % of sperm that are moving in a
Progressive Motility (PR)
<PR> “forwardly progressive” manner.
NONPROG. MOTILITY The % of sperm that are moving without any
Non-progressive Motility (NP)
<NP> forward progression or vigor.
The % of sperm that are not moving at all and
Immotility (IM) IMMOTILITY <IM>
appear completely still
MORPH. NORM The % of normal sperm based on WHO 5th
Sperm Morphology (normal forms, %)
FORMS, WHO 5th edition (Kruger Strict) criteria.
The total number of motile cells per milliliter
Motile Sperm Concentration MSC
of sample ( MSC ÷ Count = % motile)
The total number of progressively motile cells
Progressively Motile Sperm Concentration PMSC
per milliliter of sample
The number of sperm that are progressively
Functional Sperm Concentration FSC motile and morphologically normal
(“champs”)
Average speed of the progressively motile
Velocity (Average path velocity – VAP) VELOCITY
sperm – measured in microns per second.
A “quick reference” parameter developed by
Sperm Motility Index SMI
MES. Anything over 80 = a good sample.
This is the total number of sperm in the
Total Sperm Number SPERM #
sample (sperm concentration x volume)
This is the total number of motile sperm in
Total Motile Sperm MOT. SPERM
the sample (MSC x volume)
This is the total number of progressive sperm
Total Progressively Motile Sperm PROG. SPERM
in the sample (PMSC x volume)
This is the total number of functional sperm
Total Functional Sperm FUNC. SPERM
in the sample (FSC x volume)
MORPH. NORM. This is the total number of morphologically
Total Morphologically Normal Sperm
SPERM normal sperm in the sample.
SQA-VISION Automated Results Defined (WHO 5th Edition)
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