A normal result will be as follows:
| Sperm shape | : | More than 50 percent of sperm are shaped normally |
| Movement | : | More than 50 percent of sperm move normally |
| pH | : | Between 7.2 and 7.8 |
| Volume | : | Greater than 2 millimeters |
| Liquefaction | : | 15 to 30 minutes before liquefaction |
| Sperm count | : | 20 million to over 100 million |
| Appearance | : | Whitish to gray opalescent |
| Thickness | : | Smooth and watery |
For Lower reference limits for semen characteristics as per WHO Manual for Semen Analysis, 5th edn, 2010 please click on here
| Parameter | unit
| Lower reference limit
|
Semen volume
| mL
| 1.5 (1.4-1.7)
|
Total sperm number
| 106 per ejaculate
| 39 (33-46)
|
Sperm concentration (106 per mL)
|
| 15 (12-16)
|
Total motility (Progressive and mNon-progressive)
| %
| 40 (38-42)
|
Progressive motility
| %
| 32 (31-34)
|
Vitality (live spermatozoa)
| %
| 58 (55-63)
|
Sperm morphology (normal forms)
| %
| 4 (3.0-4.0)
|
Other consensus threshold values
|
| pH > 7.2
|
Peroxidase-positive leukocytes
| 106 per mL
| < 1.0
|
MAR test (motile spermatozoa with bound particles)
| % | < 50
|
Immunobead test (motile spermatozoa with bound beads)
| %
| < 50
|
Seminal zinc
| ìmol/ejaculate
| > 2.4
|
Seminal fructose
| ìmol/ejaculate
| > 13
|
Seminal neutral glucosidase
| mU/ ejaculate
| > 20
|
