Semen fertility check

 
 

Test information

At RSCH only. No appointment necessary. Specimens should be received within one hour of production. On site facilities are not available.

The Andrology service operates from 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday. Samples received outside of these times might be rejected. No appointment is necessary however samples must be accompanied with a GP request form in order for it to processed.

Samples required

The patient instruction leaflet can be downloaded here:

Download Semen Analysis Patient Instruction. Semen Analysis Patient Instruction (revision 9, last reviewed 23/2/23).

 

This form needs to be completed when you bring your sample to the lab: 

Download Andrology – Patient Information Andrology – Patient Information  (revision 2, last reviewed 25/8/23).

Turnaround time

5 days

Reference ranges

Volume

1.5 mL or more

pH

7.2 or more

Sperm concentration

15 x106 spermatozoa/mL or more

Motility

Progressive motility (PR) 32%
Total motility (PR+NP) 40%

Morphology

4% or more of normal forms.

Enquiries

Cytology (semenology)