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Test Code SEMV Semen Examination, Post Vasectomy

Important Note

Please note:  Specimen must arrive within 90 minutes of collection.

Semen Collection Instructions and Patient Form

Specimens may only be dropped off at the Outpatient Testing Center on the Main Bronson Campus in Kalamazoo or Battle Creek Hospital Outpatient location. Due to the need to perform testing promptly, specimens cannot be dropped off at other service locations.

Bronson Lakeview Laboratory and Bronson South Haven Laboratory no longer performs Semen Analysis for fertility. Please have patient drop specimen off at the Bronson Outpatient Centers in Kalamazoo or Battle Creek. See Specimen Requirements below for drop-off addresses.

Test is performed Monday through Friday (7 a.m.- 5 p.m.)

Phlebotomy Instructions Standard Work: Semen Process for Phlebotomy

Methodology

Includes microscopic check for presence of sperm. 
Samples received within 2 hours of collection will also be evaluated
for motility. 

Performing Laboratory

Bronson Methodist Hospital (downtown Kalamazoo),
 Hematology Department

 

Bronson Battle Creek Laboratory, Battle Creek,

Hematology Department

Specimen Requirements

Testing Locations - Specimens accepted Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m at:

- Bronson Methodist Hospital Outpatient Testing: 601 John Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
- Bronson Battle Creek Outpatient Center: 300 North Ave. Battle Creek, MI 49017

 

Specimen Type: Semen

Container/Tube: Clean, dry, glass or hard
plastic container with lid

Please note:  

A condom or soft, plastic container or bag is not acceptable

Specimen Volume: Entire ejaculate

Specimen Transport Temperature/Stability:  

  • The optimal specimen is tested within 2 hours
    after collection.  This allows for  the evaluation of
    motility.  Samples received after 2 hours of
    collection will only be evaluated for the presence of sperm.
  • Specimens for the determination of presence of
    sperm are stable for up to 24 hours at room
     temperature.   Note: Refrigeration of samples
    delivered to lab more than 2 hours after collection is not a cause
    for rejection.

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Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient (Room Temperature)

Reference Values

<0.10 million/ml

Day(s) Test Set Up

Test is performed Monday through Friday (7 a.m.- 5 p.m.)

Test Classification and CPT Coding

89321

Forms

 

Semen Collection Instructions and Patient Form