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PMID: 20553675 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the immediate effect of hands-on training on the quality of technical skills of laboratory technicians. DESIGN: Retrospective analytical study. SETTING: Academic institutions and private infertility clinics. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred and ten laboratory technicians. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): First, 110 participants from 16 African countries attended 5-day semenology workshops at Tygerberg Hospital. During these workshops the methodology as described by the World Health Organization manual for the analysis of human semen, namely, sperm concentration, motility, vitality, and morphology, formed part of the curriculum. Second, two experienced morphology readers from the Tygerberg group presented 23 1-day sperm morphology workshops in nine other countries. RESULT(S): The semenology workshops indicated a significant improvement in the evaluation of sperm concentration only, whereas pretraining and posttraining results for motility did not differ. Vitality reports did not differ from those of the experienced worker in the first place. Calculation by means of a linear regression model showed a significant decrease in the mean posttraining scores from the pretraining scores for the sperm morphology courses. CONCLUSION(S): Training improved technical skills for the evaluation of morphology and sperm concentration. The evaluation of graded sperm motility seems to be more difficult to teach over a short period. |
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Authors:
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Daniel R Franken; Natalie Aneck-Hahn; Carl Lombaard; Thinus F Kruger |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Multicenter Study Date: 2010-05-31 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Fertility and sterility Volume: 94 ISSN: 1556-5653 ISO Abbreviation: Fertil. Steril. Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-26 Completed Date: 2011-01-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372772 Medline TA: Fertil Steril Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2615-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa. drf@sun.ac.za |
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Africa Andrology / education*, methods Cell Shape Cell Size Education / methods*, standards Humans Infertility, Male / diagnosis, etiology, pathology Laboratory Personnel / education* Male Professional Competence Reference Standards Retrospective Studies Semen Analysis / methods* Spermatozoa / abnormalities, cytology, pathology Time Factors |
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