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Andrology and Laboratory Services

Andrology services

  1. Complete semen analysis: volume, liquefaction, viscosity, pH, concentration, morphology, motility, forward progression, and evaluation of extracellular artifacts.
    Detectable Properties
    Semen Variables Normal Range
    Volume >2.0 ml
    Liquefaction Complete within one hour
    pH 7.2 - 8.0
    Concentration > 20 M/ml
    Morphology 30% or more with normal forms (WHO); 14% by strict criteria
    Motility >50%
    Forward progression >2
    Debris None to slight
    Epithelial cells None to few
    Erythrocytes None
    Round cells < 1.0 M/ml
    White blood cells < 1.0 M/ml
  2. Viability assessment: usually employed in situations of sperm immobility. There are some instances when immotile sperm cells are actually viable. A viability stain can determine if the sperm is alive or not. Viable sperm exclude the stain, while dead sperm take in the stain.
  3. Peroxidase stain: used to determine the concentration of white blood cells in the semen sample. The presence of white blood cells in a semen sample (i.e., pyospermia) may indicate the presence of an infection in the reproductive tract.
  4. Quantitative fructose test: detects the presence of fructose in semen. Fructose is a marker for seminal vesicle function, and is present in semen except when the ejaculatory ducts are obstructed or congenitally absent.
  5. Sperm washing: includes the double-wash, swim-up, gradient-medium, and retrograde methods.

Fertility testing (blood tests)

  1. Fertility Profile 1: includes thyroxine (T4), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
  2. Fertility Profile 2: includes estradiol and prolactin.

General laboratory testing

IDANT Laboratories has three contracted major reference clinical laboratories to perform laboratory testing. Most insurance carriers are accepted. Please concact IDANT for more information.