Necrozoospermia consists of an elevated level of dead sperm in the ejaculate. However, when a semen sample has a high number of immotile sperm it does mean they are dead.
Amongst the possible causes of necrospermia are poor nutrition, habitual consumption of alcohol and drugs, cancer treatments and extended periods of sexual abstiennce.
Read the full article on: Spermatozoa with necrospermia: What is it and how is it treated? ( 34).
By Emilio Gómez Sánchez B.Sc., Ph.D. (senior embryologist), Laura García de Miguel M.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Paloma de la Fuente Vaquero M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc. (gynecologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist).
Last Update: 07/15/2022
