Test Code SMQN Semen Analysis, Quantitative

Important Note

Specimens accepted from 6am to 6pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Lima Memorial Health System Laboratory

Container/Tube: Screw-capped, sterile container
Minimum Volume: Total ejaculate
Collection Instructions:

1. Patient should practice 2 to 7 days of sexual abstinence before semen collection for accurate results.

2. Forward promptly at as close to body temperature as possible.

3. Specimens accepted from 6am to 6pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Test	Reference Value
Appearance	Opaque
Volume	≥1.50 ml
pH	>7.2
Viscosity	Normal
Sperm Concentration	≥15 m/ml
Total motile Sperm	≥40%
Progressive Sperm	≥32%
Non-progressive Sperm	N/A
Immotile Sperm	N/A
Normal Forms	≥4%
Motile Sperm Concentration	≥6 m/ml
Progressive Motile Sperm Concentration	≥5 m/ml
Functional Sperm Concentration	N/A
Sperm Velocity	>5 mic/sec
Sperm Motility Index	>80
Sperm # per Ejaculate	≥39.0 M/ejac
Motle Sperm # per Ejaculate	>16.0 M/ejac
Progressive Motile Sperm # per Ejaculate	≥12.0 M/ejac
Morphology Normal Sperm per Ejaculate	≥2.0 M/ejac
WBC Concentration	<1 M/ml

Ambient (body temperature): 1 Hour

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6AM-6PM

Manual and Automated SQA-Vision Methods

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