Hamster Test -- A test of the ability of sperm to penetrate a hamster egg that has been stripped of the Zona Pellucida (outer membrane). Also called Sperm Penetration Assay (SPA).
Hamster test - A male's sperm are mixed with hamster eggs in a dish and the sperm observed to see how many penetrate the egg (also called Sperm Penetration Assay or SPA).
HAMSTER TEST (Also called sperm penetration assay, SPA): A diagnostic test of the ability of human sperm to penetrate a hamster egg that has been stripped of the zona pellucida (eggshell).
Hamster test - a test of the ability of a man's sperm to penetrate a hamster egg stripped of its outer membrane, the zona pellucida, ...
Hamster Test - A test that determines the capability of a man's sperm to progress through the cervical mucus and fallopian tubes to fertilize a released egg. A sample of cervical mucus and semen are necessary for the test.
Sperm penetration assay (SPA)
see Hamster test
Sperm preparation
The separation of viable sperm from the overall sperm population of an ejaculate for the purposes for intrauterine inseminations and ART procedures.
The sperm penetration assay (also called the hamster zona-free ovum test or hamster test) checks whether a man's sperm can join with an egg. Sperm are mixed with hamster eggs in a laboratory.
Sperm Penetration Assay - a test of the ability of a man's sperm to penetrate a hamster egg stripped of its outer membrane, the zona pellucida. Also called the Hamster test.
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 See also: Fertility, Cervical mucus, Mucus, Early pregnancy, Ovulation
  
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