Who Laboratory Manual for the Examination of Human Semen and Sperm-Cervical Mucus Interaction - World Health Organization Staf - Paperback - 3rd ed

Summary: This up-dated and revised manual provides an essential source of reference for all laboratories involved in the analysis of human semen. The book sets out the fundamental laboratory techniques that should be employed for the diagnosis of male infertility. The text includes descriptions of how to construct a conventional semen profile and provides standardized protocols for performing a number of optional diagnostic p...rocedures. Such techniques are essential in the evaluation of infertile couples and in assessing fertility in men whose sperm production is suppressed by potential anti-fertility compounds or by toxic agents; they are also of interest in forensic medical science and in connection with artificial insemination. [read more]