Sperm Pictures - Male Infertility
Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
Gurnee & Crystal Lake, Illinois

Fixed and stained human sperm in photos from our IVF lab

Abnormal sperm morphology
Very high magnification

Unusual situation with abnormal sperm morphology
Picture shows sperm heads, sperm tails and sperm with very short tails
This man did not have any normal sperm
Sperm morphology scoring tells us what proportion of the sperm are shaped normally.
Very low morphology scores can indicate male infertility problems. Because not all labs and technicians use exactly the same criteria for what is a "normal" sperm, morphology percentages will vary significantly between laboratories (it is a subjective assessment).

Picture of human sperm as we see them in a counting chamber (hemocytometer)
This tool is used to determine sperm counts (concentration) and motility percentages
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