Hos test

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Test for testing spermatozoa membrane function against hypoosmolar loads as an indirect parameter for sperm vitality and fertilization ability. Great importance in the investigation of male fertility, especially since the results of the HOS-Test correlate highly significant with the results of the HOP-Test.

ImplementationThis section has been translated automatically.

Native spermatozoa are incubated with a hypoosmolar solution of sodium citrate and fructose at 37 °C for 30 minutes; the proportion of swollen spermatozoa in the microscopic preparation is then counted (standard value > 60% swollen spermatozoa).

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Jeyendran RS, van der Veen HH, Perez-Pelaez M, Crabo BG, Zaneveld LJ (1984) Development of an assay to assess the functional integrity of the human sperm membrane and its relationship to other semen characteristics. J Reprod Fertil 70: 219-224
  2. Ludwig G, Frick J (1987) Practice of spermatology. Springer Publishing House Berlin

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer