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Sperm count is concluded to be proper for fertility classification, and sperm count 5 mill/ml is found to be the clinically significant borderline of male infertility.
Our findings revealed that consumption of DPP improved the sperm count.
This raises the possibility that the new lower reference value for sperm morphology may result in missed opportunities for proper infertility assessment.
Moreover, sperm concentration is not always in itself the determinant of male fertility, so the use of sperm count as an indicator of male infertility in epidemiological studies should be considered with caution.
These effects alter sperm parameters.
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Leigh W. Simmons, John L. Fitzpatrick 
01 Nov 2012-Reproduction
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In some species, males appear capable of adjusting the number of sperm ejaculated, depending on the perceived levels of sperm competition.