Supersensitive fluorescent semen analysis was compared with conventional WHO-based semen analysis in samples from 100 men undergoing fertility assessment thought to be either severely oligozoospermic or azoospermic. For 77% of patients, the results were the same regardless of analytical technique. However, in the remaining 22% of men, sperm were identified on SSSA but not conventional analysis, confirming the superior sensitivity of this technique.
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Beyer, C. E. et al. Supersensitive fluorescent semen analysis: validation on azoospermic and oligozoospermic samples. Fertil. Steril. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.06.036
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Supersensitive fluorescent semen analysis identifies sperm in more samples than conventional analysis. Nat Rev Urol 9, 476 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2012.163
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2012.163