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In testing for teratozoospermia, sperm are collected, stained and analyzed under a microscope to detect abnormalities. These abnormalities may include heads that are large, small, tapered, or pyriform or tails that are abnormally shaped.
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263:intracytoplasmic sperm injection
257:Teratozoospermia (including the
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866:Postorgasmic illness syndrome
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39:Further information:
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371:2008-12-07
290:References
267:blastocyst
205:Varicocele
183:in males.
177:morphology
88:Asthenozoo
181:fertility
34:-spermia,
881:Category
766:Priapism
756:Phimosis
719:External
648:Prostate
568:Aspermia
543:Orchitis
527:Internal
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273:See also
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