Basic Phenotyping of Male Fertility from 2019 to 2020 at the Human Sperm Bank of Fudan University

Yadong Li; Can Sun; Haitao Ma; Hong Zhu; Feng Zhang; Feng Jiang

doi:10.1007/s43657-022-00047-0

Basic Phenotyping of Male Fertility from 2019 to 2020 at the Human Sperm Bank of Fudan University

Phenomics. 2022 Feb 28;2(3):211-218. doi: 10.1007/s43657-022-00047-0. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Authors

Yadong Li¹, Can Sun¹, Haitao Ma¹, Hong Zhu¹, Feng Zhang², Feng Jiang^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Human Sperm Bank of Fudan University, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011 China.
² Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, NHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation (Shanghai Institute of Planned Parenthood Research), Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering at School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011 China.
³ Shanghai Ji Ai Genetics and IVF Institute, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200011 China.

Abstract

The aim of this cross-sectional survey was to analyze the semen parameters of volunteers from the Human Sperm Bank of Fudan University, as well as the related factors influencing these parameters. From January 2019 to December 2020, semen parameters from a total of 5214 men were included in this survey. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to detect differences associated with several independent variables. A total of 5214 volunteers were included. The volunteers were registered in 33 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities (including Macau and Taiwan) and 294 prefecture-level cities. The average age of volunteers was 27.40 years. Overall, 76.50% of the volunteers had a college education or higher. Volunteers with BMI values of 18.5-23.9 kg/m² accounted for 60.70% of participants. Semen parameters were significantly different according to season, education level, duration of abstinence, age group and BMI. The basic male fertility phenotypes (semen parameters) showed new trends in the study period, and accurate long-term tracking of male semen parameters will help researchers to better understand the changes in male fertility phenotypes (semen).

Keywords: Human sperm bank; Male fertility phenotypes; Semen parameters; Sperm quality.