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QA-Morph002[Q:16] Sperm MidPiece Morphology
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Sperm Morphology

 

Immunobead Binding
Sperm Head Morphology
Sperm MidPiece Morphology
Sperm Tail Morphology
Sperm maturity.
Staining Quality
Sperm Counted for Morphol
Sperm Motility
Progressive Motility
Sperm Assessment A
Sperm Morphology
Sperm Assessment
Sperm Assessment
Sperm Assessment
Sperm Assessment

Reference is the WHO Manual 4th Edition. The midpiece should be slender, less than 1 um in width and 1.5 times the length of the sperm head AND attached axially to the head (page 19). Abnormailities exist where insertion is NOT axially, bent more than 90 degree to the angle of the head or where it is either atypically thin or thick.
 
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