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Is oligozoospermia the same as cryptozoospermia?

By Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 10/24/2022

Both seminal alterations are characterized by a low quantity of spermatozoa in the ejaculate with respect to the reference value considered normal by the World Health Organization (WHO).

A male has oligozoospermia when he has less than 15 million sperm per mL of ejaculate. On the other hand, the diagnosis is cryptozoospermia when the value of sperm concentration in the ejaculate is less than 100,000 spermatozoa per mL.

 Marta Barranquero Gómez
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
License: 3316-CV
Embryologist. Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH). License: 3316-CV.