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Comparative Study
. 1989 May;4(4):430-4.
doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136922.

The hypo-osmotic swelling test and the sperm mucus penetration test in determining fertilization of the human oocyte

C L Barratt  1 , J C Osborn, P E Harrison, N Monks, B C Dunphy, E A Lenton, I D Cooke
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Comparative Study

The hypo-osmotic swelling test and the sperm mucus penetration test in determining fertilization of the human oocyte

C L Barratt et al. Hum Reprod. 1989 May.

Abstract

The usefulness of the hypo-osmotic swelling (HOS) test and the sperm mucus penetration (SMP) test as sperm function tests for in-vitro fertilization was analysed in 56 couples. Using logistic regression analysis only the SMP test was independently related to fertilization (P = 0.004), no false negative results were obtained, i.e. no fertilization if sperm from the ejaculate failed to penetrate mucus. The HOS test was of no predictive value. The results justify a further examination of the SMP test in other IVF centres.

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