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teratospermia
Presence in the semen of spermatozoa (more than 95%) that have a series of morphological changes that prevent them from penetrating the egg, which affects their reproductive capacity. The spermiogram shows a series of changes in the different parts of the sperm.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Fertility problems
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Gender relationship Yes, man
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Man
Variants
Synonym
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

teratozoospermia
teratospermia
El DPTM desaconseja el uso de este término por considerarlo anglicismo impropio y confuso.

Valenciano

teratospermia
teratozoospermia
Associated concepts
May cause
male infertility
Is accompanied by
spermatozoon
Caused by
genetic abnormalities
an unhealthy lifestyle
semen abnormalities
the presence of varicocele in men
Examples
Patients may feel that a teratospermia diagnosis will significantly decrease their chances of pregnancy and may drive some patients to consider IVF even when counseled otherwise.
Several studies describe a classification drift phenomenon: the increasing strictness of sperm evaluation criteria has led to rising teratospermia diagnoses.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
significant teratospermia
WITH NOUNS
teratospermia diagnoses