Journal
REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 187-190Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2022.03.027
Keywords
Data transparency; Reference values; Semen analysis; Standardization World Health Organization Laboratory Manual; 6th edition
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- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [INV-007117]
- Chief Scientist Office Scotland
- ESHRE
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This article identifies three key challenges in formulating the World Health Organization reference values for semen assessment for 2021, and presents suggested solutions that will have a real-world influence on the next iteration of the reference values for semen assessments and andrology in general.
Whilst formulating the World Health Organization reference values for semen assessment for 2021, three key challenges were identified, namely the quality of semen assessments, the transparency and reporting of data and, lastly, the paucity of studies with primary data. There is an urgent need to address these issues and we present suggested solutions that will have a real-world influence on the next iteration of the reference values for semen assessments and andrology in general.
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