Evaluation of semen quality in young university students from Lima – Perú

Introduction A worldwide phenomenon is becoming more and more common, infertility Objective: Evaluate the seminal characteristics in young students by Spermograms and use the C.A.S.A system (Computer Assisted Sperm Analyzer, ISAS v1.2) Materials and Methods 30 seminal samples of young university students between 18 and 30 years of age from the city of Lima, Peru, who donated up to three different opportunities and comparing with the reference limits reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). Descriptive statistics, frequencies and coefficients of variation were calculated for all seminal parameters. all analyzes were performed with a 95% confidence level in the SPSS v.21 software. Results We determined that the most sperm values evaluated met WHO and ESHRE criteria with the exception of the morphology criteria 76.7%. These structural alterations comprised the head and the intermediate part of the spermatozoa, the main areas affected were the length, width, area, ellipticity, elongation of the head and the width of the intermediate piece. Conclusion There were no statistically significant associations between the habits and the different seminal parameters evaluated and it was revealed that the values found exceed the standards recommended by the WHO and ESHRE, except for Morphology