Oligospermia equals having a low sperm count in the ejaculated semen. It can be classified into three levels according to its severity: mild, moderate, and severe.
If a man has moderate teratozoospermia, it means that his sperm count ranges between 5 and 1 million sperm per ml. In that case, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) would be required to achieve a pregnancy, unless the normal sperm count were recovered with a hormone-balancing therapy.
Read the full article on: The different grades of oligozoospermia: mild, moderate and severe ( 66).
By Miguel Angel Checa Vizcaino M.D., Ph.D. (gynecologist), Silvia Azaña Gutiérrez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Michelle Lorraine Embleton B.Sc. Ph.D. (biochemist) and Sandra Fernández B.A., M.A. (fertility counselor).
Last Update: 12/05/2018
