Comparison of Sperm Motility between The Swim-up and Swim-down Methods

The objective of this study was to compare two methods for the extraction of high motility sperm; the swim-up and swim-down techniques. The result showed that both methods produced greater sperm motility than the original semen. The motility of the sperm was lower in the swim-down method compared wi...

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Published inSiriraj Medical Journal Vol. 53; no. 5
Main Authors Singpetch Suksompong, Somboon Kunathikom, Orawan Makemaharn, Pitak Laokirkkiat
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital 01.08.2020
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Sperm
Swim-down
Swim-up
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Summary:The objective of this study was to compare two methods for the extraction of high motility sperm; the swim-up and swim-down techniques. The result showed that both methods produced greater sperm motility than the original semen. The motility of the sperm was lower in the swim-down method compared with the swim-up method (65.5 ± 11.2% vs 76.5 ± 10.1%; p<0.01).
ISSN:2228-8082