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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.
Expected Turnaround Time
4 - 6 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
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Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Semen
Volume
Entire ejaculate
Minimum Volume
Approximately 0.5 mL
Container
Sterile screw-cap container
Collection
See Patient Instructions for Semen Collection.
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.
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
Room temperature | 1 hour; keep sample close to body (inside shirt or coat) to avoid temperature extremes during transport. (stability provided by manufacturer or literature reference) |
Refrigerated | Unstable (stability provided by manufacturer or literature reference) |
Frozen | Unstable (stability provided by manufacturer or literature reference) |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Unstable (stability provided by manufacturer or literature reference) |
Patient Preparation
Patient should abstain from sexual activity for two to seven days prior to specimen collection.
Causes for Rejection
Specimens older than one hour; insufficient sperm (may prevent adequate estimate of percent normal morphology)
Test Details
Use
Diagnose male factor infertility, including oligozoöspermia, azoöspermia, asthenozoöspermia, and teratozoöspermia
Methodology
Manual macroscopic and microscopic examination of semen
References
World Health Organization. WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen. 5th ed. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO; 2010.
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519087 | Time Collected | 13358-7 | |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519088 | Time Received | 63572-2 | |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519174 | Time Since Last Emission | days | 10587-4 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519089 | Appearance | 13359-5 | |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519090 | Liquefaction | 10580-9 | |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519091 | Viscosity | 32789-0 | |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519092 | Volume | mL | 3160-9 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519093 | pH | 2752-4 | |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519103 | Concentration, Sperm | x10E6/mL | 9780-8 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519104 | Total Sperm in Ejaculate | x10E6 | 72517-6 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519105 | Total Motility (PR+NP) | % | 6800-7 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519106 | Progressive Motility (PR) | % | 14194-5 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519167 | Non-Progressive (NP) | % | 10620-3 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519084 | Immotile Sperm | % | 10611-2 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519107 | Total Motile Sperm | x10E6 | 71387-5 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519147 | Progressively Motile Sperm | x10E6 | 81319-6 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519149 | Normal Morphology-Strict | % | 10622-9 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519161 | Leukocyte Concentration | x10E6/mL | 10579-1 |
| 519114 | Semen Analysis, Basic | 54231-6 | 519163 | Comments: | 77202-0 |
| Reflex Table for Total Motility (PR+NP) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order Code | Order Name | Result Code | Result Name | UofM | Result LOINC | |
| Reflex 1 | 519170 | Viability | 519170 | Viability | % | 10613-8 |
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