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SEMEN ANALYSIS, BASIC
Message"Patient should abstain from sexual activity for two to seven days prior to specimen collection
Contact laboratory prior to collection. This test is not available at all locations. 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. The World Health Organization experts (WHO) recommend that two ejaculates be evaluated initially. These samples should be collected at least seven days apart and not more than three months apart. If any of the major parameters are abnormal, additional ejaculates should be evaluated.
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Contact laboratory prior to collection. This test is not available at all locations. 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. The World Health Organization experts (WHO) recommend that two ejaculates be evaluated initially. These samples should be collected at least seven days apart and not more than three months apart. If any of the major parameters are abnormal, additional ejaculates should be evaluated.
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Test Code
519306
CPT Codes
89320
Includes
"Ejaculate volume; liquefaction status; morphology; motility evaluation; pH; sperm concentration; viscosity
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Preferred Specimen
"Ejaculate
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Minimum Volume
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Approximately 0.5 mL
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Approximately 0.5 mL
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Transport Container
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Sterile specimen container cups (supplied by LabCorp) are strongly recommended to ensure that there is no inadvertent contamination with spermicidal residues on the inside of the container used.
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Sterile specimen container cups (supplied by LabCorp) are strongly recommended to ensure that there is no inadvertent contamination with spermicidal residues on the inside of the container used.
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Transport Temperature
"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.
Specimen Stability
60 min
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Specimen older than one hour; insufficient sperm may prevent adequate estimate of percent normal morphology
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Methodology
"Macroscopic and microscopic examination of semen "
Reference Range
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• Volume: 2.0-10.0 mL
• Viscous
• Liquefaction: complete within 60 minutes
• pH: 7.2-10.0
• Concentration: 20.0-100.0 million/mL
• Motility: 50-100 motile
• Morphology: =30% normal
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• Volume: 2.0-10.0 mL
• Viscous
• Liquefaction: complete within 60 minutes
• pH: 7.2-10.0
• Concentration: 20.0-100.0 million/mL
• Motility: 50-100 motile
• Morphology: =30% normal
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