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Does temperature affect semen?

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Does temperature affect semen?

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Sperm motility and velocity are highly dependent on temperature. Abrupt changes in temperature can cause cold shock to spermatozoa. Also, the common laboratory practice of heating a specimen to 37C for testing purposes will increase the motility of the spermatozoa when compared to a non-heated sample. The SQA-V is calibrated to perform semen analysis at room temperature (between 22 and 26C, 68-79F).