Human sperm fixed and stained for morphology test
Several sperm shown on a morphology slide
Special stains and fixatives are used to prepare sperm for morphology evaluation

Abnormal sperm morphology, small head, bent neck

Abnormal human sperm shape
Small head and bent neck

Sperm photo - abnormal morphology
Head is too round, abnormal neckpiece
Compare to normal above

Severely abnormal sperm morph pic with very short tails
Unusual situation with very 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 vary significantly between laboratories.

Sperm on counting chamber for semen analysis
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

IVF with ICSI is a highly effective treatment for male factor infertility

See a video showing ICSI being done - sperm injected into egg

Babies who had our help

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Sperm Pictures - Male Infertility Human Sperm Morphology Fixed and stained human sperm pictures from our IVF lab

Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago Infertility and In Vitro Fertilization with ICSI Specialists Gurnee & Crystal Lake, Illinois

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Sperm Pictures - Male Infertility
Human Sperm Morphology
Fixed and stained human sperm pictures from our IVF lab

Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
Infertility and In Vitro Fertilization with ICSI Specialists
Gurnee & Crystal Lake, Illinois