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Test Details
Turnaround Time
4 - 6 days
Use
Diagnose male factor infertility, including oligozoöspermia, azoöspermia, asthenozoöspermia, and teratozoöspermia
Special Instructions
This test is not available at all locations. Contact the laboratory prior to specimen collection. This procedure must be scheduled with the laboratory performing the test. The patient should have between two and seven days of sexual abstinence before producing the specimen. This test requires a fresh specimen; therefore, this procedure is available only at sperm testing facilities.
Methodology
Manual macroscopic and microscopic examination of semen
Related Documents
References
World Health Organization. WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen. 5th ed. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO; 2010.
Specimen Requirements
Information on collection, storage, and volume
Specimen
Semen
Volume
Entire ejaculate
Minimum Volume
Approximately 0.5 mL
Container
Sterile screw-cap container
Storage Instructions
Testing must begin within 60 minutes of specimen production. In the interim, the specimen should be kept at room temperature, but it is recommended that it be kept close to the body (inside a shirt or coat) to avoid temperature extremes during transport.
Causes for Rejection
Specimens older than one hour; insufficient sperm (may prevent adequate estimate of percent normal morphology)
Collection
See Patient Instructions for Semen Collection.