Sperm DNA Fragmentation (SCSA)

Code

SEXT

Sample Reqs

Semen [1]

Turnaround

1-2 weeks

Special instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.

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. 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