“Oligozoospermia,” “azoospermia,” and other semen-analysis terminology: the need for better science
Received 21 February 2007; received in revised form 19 April 2007; accepted 19 April 2007. published online 19 June 2007.
The Greek-based terms used to describe semen-analysis abnormalities (e.g., “oligozoospermia” and “azoospermia”) are unscientific, have overlapping definitions, and are often misinterpreted. The best course is to abandon these vague and difficult labels and simply report semen analyses quantitatively.
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