Within-subject variability and the importance of abstinence period for sperm count, semen volume and pre-freeze and post-thaw motility. 1981

V Heuchel, and D Schwartz, and W Price

The within-subject variability of semen sperm count (n), volume (v), total number of spermatozoa (N) and pre-freeze (mo) and post-thaw (m1) motility was studied on 564 ejaculates from 98 normal subjects after an abstinence ranging from 1 to 5 days. After logarithmic transformation of n, v and N, the within-subject variances for each variable were found to be similar for all subjects; the within-subject centered distributions were nearly normal and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. These three variables appeared to increase linearly with the length of abstinence. For both mo and m1, the within-subject variances were also similar for all subjects and this without logarithmic transformation. Their respective within-subject centered distributions were normal; mo and m1 were not influenced by the length of abstinence during the period studied.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007206 Individuality Those psychological characteristics which differentiate individuals from one another. Individual Differences,Difference, Individual,Differences, Individual,Individual Difference
D008297 Male Males
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012661 Semen The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma. Seminal Plasma,Plasma, Seminal
D012662 Semen Preservation The process by which semen is kept viable outside of the organism from which it was derived (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism). Frozen Semen,Sperm Preservation,Preservation, Semen,Preservation, Sperm,Semen, Frozen
D012725 Sexual Behavior Sexual activities of humans. Anal Sex,Oral Sex,Sexual Activity,Sexual Orientation,Premarital Sex Behavior,Sex Behavior,Sex Orientation,Sexual Activities,Activities, Sexual,Activity, Sexual,Behavior, Premarital Sex,Behavior, Sex,Behavior, Sexual,Orientation, Sexual,Sex, Anal,Sex, Oral
D012746 Sexual Abstinence Refraining from SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. Celibacy,Sex Abstinence,Virginity,Postpartum Abstinence,Abstinence, Postpartum,Abstinence, Sex,Abstinence, Sexual
D013076 Sperm Count A count of SPERM in the ejaculum, expressed as number per milliliter. Sperm Number,Count, Sperm,Counts, Sperm,Number, Sperm,Numbers, Sperm,Sperm Counts,Sperm Numbers
D013081 Sperm Motility Movement characteristics of SPERMATOZOA in a fresh specimen. It is measured as the percentage of sperms that are moving, and as the percentage of sperms with productive flagellar motion such as rapid, linear, and forward progression. Motilities, Sperm,Motility, Sperm,Sperm Motilities
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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