Post Vasectomy Sperm Presence

Message

Seminal fluid (Patient instruction sheet available) Collection: Patients are instructed to return for a sperm count two months post vasectomy and after at least ten ejaculations. The semen specimen can be collected in a clean glass or hard plastic container (condoms are unacceptable) by masturbation after 48 hours of abstinence and delivered to the laboratory for examination within several hours.

Test Code

SPVP

Alias/See Also

SEMEN

CPT Codes
89231

Includes

Sperm presence

Preferred Specimen

URINE CUP

Minimum Volume

N/A

Instructions

Submit all seminal fluid to lab within several hours of collection

Transport Container

Urine Cup

Transport Temperature

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Several hours

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Seminal fluid collected in condom

Methodology
Manual

Reference Range

See report for normal ranges

Clinical Significance

Since sterilization by vasectomy is not immediate, it takes time for sperm to disappear from the ejaculate and contraceptive precautions must be continued temporarily. The fluid is examined for the presence or absence of sperm

Performed By
RFGH Laboratory

Performing Laboratory
RFGH Laboratory

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