Sperm Antibodies/MAR Test (Semen)†
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ASPA
Sample Reqs
Semen
Turnaround
1 day
Special instructions
† Sperm antibodies in semen are measured as part of the routine semen analysis.
Sample guidelines
Ideally semen samples should be produced on-site at whitecross clinic’s Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street, London.
Patients should abstain from ejaculation for 2–3 days before the test (but no less than 2 days and no longer than 5 days). This requirement is important for semen analyses and post-vasectomy analyses to ensure reliability of results. It is possible that samples that do not comply with guidelines for abstinence and collection may not be able to be processed.
All semen samples must be produced directly into the sterile containers provided by whitecross clinic.
All containers are weighed and batch tested for sperm cytotoxicity. In exceptional circumstances when semen samples are produced off-site, they can only be accepted by the Andrology Department in sample containers provided by whitecross clinic.
WHO 2010 guidelines state that two semen analyses should be performed before any diagnosis is confirmed. This may require requests for two (separate) semen analyses.
All semen samples must be accompanied by a completed ‘Information Form For Patients Producing Semen Samples’.
Download: Information Form For Patients Producing Semen Samples
Download: Semen sample collection instructions
Related specialties
- Andrology
Additional information
- Request forms
- Specimens: collection, packaging, transport, rejection criteria
- Discontinued tests