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However, there lacks research with large sample and quantitative measurement.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>The objective of this retrospective study was to explore the association between sperm head elongation (Width\/Length ratio) and routine semen parameters.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>From January 2012 to December 2017, 63\u00a0866 semen samples were collected from male subjects at 18\u201360\u00a0years of age. Sperm head elongation and routine semen parameters (semen volume, sperm concentration, motility, etc.) were examined with computer\u2010assisted semen analysis (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">CASA<\/jats:styled-content>) systems in order to evaluate the association between elongation and semen quality.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Logistic and linear regression models showed that the value of elongation is negatively correlated with sperm concentration, total sperm count, progressive motility, total motility, percentage of morphologically normal spermatozoa, and acrosin activity (all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results suggested that higher value of elongation is generally associated with higher risks of abnormality in semen quality. 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