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Is teratozoospermia related to hypospermia?

By Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 10/02/2025

No. Hypospermia is the term used to refer to a semen volume below the reference values. Therefore, a man will suffer from hypospermia if his ejaculate volume is less than 1.5 mL. Hypospermia is therefore related to oligospermia (or oligozoospermia), i.e., a lower sperm concentration.

Teratozoospermia, on the other hand, consists of a high percentage of sperm with morphological abnormalities, i.e., abnormal shapes.

However, if a man has both seminal abnormalities, hypospermia and teratospermia, then he will have a much higher degree of infertility and the chances of achieving a natural pregnancy will be very limited.

 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.