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Procedure for Semen Specimen Collection

To insure an analysis that will provide useful information it is critical that your semen specimen is collected, transported and examined precisely as described here.

You can either collect it at home no more than one hour prior to your arrival at the office in a sterile, wide-mouth container (this can be obtained from your local pharmacy or you can pick up a container at the office). If you wish, you can collect the specimen here in the office. Whichever you choose, please make sure that prior to collection you abstain from all sexual relations for 48-72 hours. This is to insure that the best possible sample will be analyzed.

(Please note: abstaining less than 48 hours or longer than 72 hours will yield a specimen that is not truly representative).

For Routine Semen Analysis:

  1. Please abstain from ejaculating for 48-72 hours prior to specimen collection.
  2. Specimen can be collected at home or in the office.
  3. For specimens collected at home:
    1. Empty your bladder by urinating in the toilet.
    2. Collect the specimen by ejaculating into a sterile wide-mouthed container (obtain from local pharmacy or stop by our office).
    3. Please bring the sample to the office within one hour of collection to insure that the best possible specimen will be examined. Please keep the specimen at body temperature.

DO NOT URINATE after giving the specimen. When you arrive at the office we will ask you to collect all the urine in your bladder by urinating (to completion) into a sterile container (these we will provide at the time your specimen is delivered). If you have any questions about these instructions please call us. It's important to have a properly collected specimen for evaluation. If you have questions please call us!