Korean J Urol.  1961 Apr;2(1):35-40.

Studies on Semen: I. Normal Semen in Korean Males*

• Lee HY
• Lee HS

Abstract

Semen of normal Korean adults has been studied and the average values obtained are volume of an ejaculate 2.9 ml, sperm count 99.4 million/ml., and motile sperm cell count 63.3 million/ml. Motility was present in 64.5% of specimens by the hanging drop method, 62.5% by the Farris test and 85.8% by the Blom's Nigrosin-Eosin test. The eosin test revealed that 61.8% of sperms were motile and 26.8% were non-motile but alive. The activity was graded as "3" in 48% and morphology was normal in 82%. The velocity of sperm was determined to be 1.58 seconds/0.05 mm. And the endurance study revealed 12 live cells/HPF 24 hours after ejaculation. These results were compared with those reported by American, European and Japanese investigators and examining methods were discussed.

Keyword

semen analysis; Korean male

MeSH Terms

Adult
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Cell Count
Ejaculation
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
Humans
Male
Research Personnel
Semen Analysis
Semen*
Sperm Count
Spermatozoa
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)