Types

• Motility is the percentage of moving sperm. It is graded based on the speed and direction travelled. At least 50 % should be motile one hour after ejaculation, moving forward in a straight line with good speed
• Healthy sperm motility is defined as a sperm with forward progressions of at least 25 micrometers per second. If a man has p...

Description

• >50-60 %

When to get Tested

• A semen analysis is done when infertility (pregnancy fails to occur within one year of regular unprotected intercourse) is suspected

Elevated Level

Decreased Level

• Genetic cause
• Lifestyle factors – Smoking, alcohol consumption , lack of exercise, caffeine etc
• Varicocele
• Abnormal sperm tail – morphological defect
• High viscosity
• High liquefaction time
• Sperm agglutinating antibodies
• Disorder in the male accessory sex gland secretion, which leads to the glands emptying more slowly