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Hi, i went for a semen test and it came back with 47% motility in my sperm, is that a good result?

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Dr. James Lin answered

Here are some ...: Ideally, one likes to see sperm motility >60%, which however is not a perfect magic number to define "normal" or "abnormal", but just a reference. Yet, time is in your favor since you're 17. For detailed significance in the reports on volume, viscosity, liquefaction, sperm motility, sperm count, maturation, etc. of semen analysis, ask your urologist as needed. Best wish ...

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Dr. David Krulak answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Motility: Normal sperm motility is usually more than 50 percent. If it goes between 25-50% a single time, this may not necessarily be a problem. Lower than that has a higher likelihood of being problematic. The actual values may vary depending on the lab.

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