Decline of semen quality among Chinese sperm bank donors within 7 years (2008-2014)

• Published in: Asian journal of andrology Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 521 - 525
• Main Authors: Wang, Li, Zhang, Lin, Song, Xiao-Hui, Zhang, Hao-Bo, Xu, Cheng-Yan, Chen, Zi-Jiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2017; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Adult; Artificial insemination; Asian People; Cell motility; China; Cohort Studies; Evaluation; Fertility; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; male infertility; semen quality; sperm donation; Original; Physiological aspects; Retrospective Studies; Semen Analysis - statistics & numerical data; Semen Analysis - trends; Sperm; Sperm Banks - statistics & numerical data; Sperm Count; Sperm donations; Sperm donors; Sperm Motility; Studies; Tissue Donors; Trends; Young Adult; China

Semen from 5210 sperm bank donors was analyzed and trends in semen quality were evaluated at Shandong Human Sperm Bank between 2008 and 2014. After 2-7 days of abstinence, semen samples were collected. Measurements of semen volume, sperm concentration, sperm forward motility, and total sperm count w...