Results are available to the physician the same day. WBC which are almost indistinguishable by light microscopy. Our laboratory offers an immunohistologic technique of WBC identification by monoclonal antibody. The high accuracy is the main advantage of this technique allowing the enumeration of all WBC in semen. Specimens are accepted Mon.
Results are available to the physician within one to two weeks.
Routine semen culture will screen for the presence of infectious agents within the semen sample. These microorganisms may or may not be associated with infertility. These two microorganisms have been shown in many studies to be associated with increased risk for male infertility. Specimens are accepted Mon. The presence of high levels of fructose is normal in the semen and this sugar comes almost entirely from the seminal vesicles.