"semen analysis" refers to the medical testing and evaluation of semen, which is the fluid produced by males during ejaculation. This analysis is often conducted to assess and understand various aspects of male fertility, such as sperm count, sperm movement, and sperm shape. It helps doctors diagnose potential fertility problems or determine the success of fertility treatments.
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Our IVF lab director performs over 1,000
semen analyses per year, including many for referring physicians in the area.
Before the Cap - Score Sperm Function Test was introduced,
semen analysis measured sperm count, motility and shape.
The Cap - Score Sperm Function Test is used in conjunction with
traditional semen analysis to provide the most complete sperm analysis available today.
Dr. Sharara says, «Our
diagnostic semen analysis can provide important information about a couple's infertility problem; in fact, the information that it provides about the quality of a man's sperm is vital to determining the path that infertility treatment will take.»
It's an alarming possibility, and likely one reason at -
home semen analysis is a growing field of research and product development.
In a second trial that compared Cap - Scores from 76 fertile men with those from 122 men
seeking semen analysis, 34 % of men questioning their fertility had low Cap - Scores compared with 13 % of fertile men.
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To determine their diagnosis, a fertility expert will take a medical history, conduct a physical exam or ultrasound, analyze your partner's
semen analysis, and use an HSG test.
These will include blood work and physical examinations (for both of you),
semen analysis (for men), and ultrasounds to look at the lining of the uterus and to check for ovarian cysts and fibroids (for women).
Your workup should include checking for ovulation,
a semen analysis, and evaluation of the reproductive tract with an ultrasound and usually a procedure called a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) or «dye test» to check for tubal patency.
Routine investigations —
semen analysis, ovulation tests, ultrasound examination — will fail to find a clinical explanation in many of these cases, and the treatment of this unexplained infertility remains a challenge.
In addition there may be laboratory tests ordered for hormones and
semen analyses and, most importantly, a discussion of any questions and concerns.
You also will have
a semen analysis (often more than one) to look at the quantity, movement, and shape of the sperm.
We strongly suggest to (1) repeat
the semen analysis after 2 - 3 weeks to reduce the chance of outliers (in other words to «confirm low rapid linear progression») and to (2) discuss this matter with your personal doctor and / or fertility specialist to ensure an optimal course of treatment.
Have you had this confirmed by
a semen analysis?
If the results of
a semen analysis are less than optimal it doesn't mean they won't improve.
Men having trouble fathering a child may need
a semen analysis.
Male fertility issues can be detected by seeing a urologist primarily for
a semen analysis...
Semen analysis has shown problems with both the structure of sperm and its motility.
Your partner will also have
a semen analysis and medical history.
In most cases dogs need little help to conceive, but when there's a problem, correct timing of the «heat» cycle by progesterone assays, physical examinations of the stud and bitch, appropriate bloodwork, and
semen analysis, collection, and shipping help maximize fertility.
We also offer investigation of infertility of male and female animals, including investigation of anatomical and functional abnormalities,
semen analysis, screening for infectious diseases, endometrial or testicular biopsy and appropriate treatment.
This type of fertility testing usually includes a physical exam and
a semen analysis.
Fertility treatment begins with
a semen analysis evaluation.
A simple test that is performed after three months, called
a semen analysis will confirm that there are no more sperm in your ejaculate.