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CHAPTER 5.1<br />

Fig. 1. Schematic presentation <strong>of</strong> the trajectory <strong>of</strong> a sperm cell as recorded by a computer assisted<br />

sperm analysis system, the green line represents the curved line velocity (VCL), the red line is<br />

the average pathway velocity (VAP <strong>and</strong> the blue line is the straight line velocity (VSL).<br />

Straightness (STR) <strong>and</strong> linearity (LIN) can be calculated by the presented formula.<br />

The uniformity in settings used is mere a matter <strong>of</strong> agreement, <strong>and</strong> once the debate has<br />

resulted into a consensus, st<strong>and</strong>ardized procedures can be performed worldwide. In the previous<br />

edition <strong>of</strong> the WHO manual (WHO, 1999), defined grading categories were made based on velocities<br />

<strong>and</strong> trajectories to classify human sperm into one <strong>of</strong> four categories (Table 1). In order to be<br />

considered rapid progressive motile, a sperm cell’s velocity should be ≥25 µm/s. Whereas if the<br />

velocity was

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