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

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Page author Richard Sherbahn MD

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Several sperm shown on a morphology slide Special stains and fixatives are used to prepare sperm for morphology evaluation
Abnormal human sperm shape Small head and bent neck	Sperm photo - abnormal morphology Head is too round, abnormal neckpiece Compare to normal above

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.
  

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

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