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+ Man 1
+ Volume
+ Concentration
+ Motility
+ Morphologie
+ Man 2
+ Volume
+ Concentration
+ Motility
+ Morphology
2.5 cc
25 mln/mL 55%
20%
2.0 cc
13 mln/mL 25%
5%
 normal
 abnormal?
Problem
Criticism
+ Menkveld et al 2001
+ WHO criteria are ‘nothing more than an ancestral heirloom’
+ Guzick et al 2001
+ ‘the WHO criteria failed to meet rigorous clinical, technical,
and statistical standards’ + Bonde et al 1998
+ ‘serious concerns existed about the true value of the WHO semen analysis results and cut‐off values’
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