Fertility and ageing
# For women, the chance of conception decreases significantly after age 35 !!
# For men, semen parameters also decline after 35 but male fertility not appear to be affected before 50 !!
[ ASRM, fertil steril 2013]
Reference values for Semen Analysis( WHO 5th edition)
volume. 1.5 ml (1.4-1.7)
sperm conc. > 15 millions/ml
total count. > 39 million
total motility. 40%
progressive
motility. 32%
vitality. 58%
pH. 7.2
morphology. > 4%
leukocytes. < 1million/ml