Sorted By Test Name - Mayo Medical Laboratories

SEMA
9206
SMFL
82858
Motile/ejaculate: > or =9.0 x 10(6)
Viscosity: > or =3.0
Agglutination: > or =3.0
Supravital: > or =58% live
Fructose: positive
Note: Fructose testing cannot be performed on semen analysis specimens shipped through Mayo
Medical Laboratories. If patient is azoospermic, refer to FROS/81164 Fructose, Semen or Seminal
Plasma. Submit separate specimen to rule out ejaculatory duct blockage. Positive result indicates no
blockage.
Semen Analysis with WHO Morphology
Clinical Information: Semen is composed of spermatozoa suspended in seminal fluid (plasma). The
function of the seminal fluid is to provide nutrition and volume for conveying the spermatozoa to the
endocervical mucus. Male infertility can be affected by a number of causes. Chief among these is a
decrease in the number of viable sperm. Other causes include sperm with abnormal morphology and
abnormalities of the seminal fluid. The World Health Organization morphology procedure provides a
rapid, subjective estimate of sperm shape and size and reports the presence of WBCs and germinal cells.
Multiple semen analyses are usually conducted over the course of the spermatogenic cycle (approximately
45 days).
Useful For: Determining male fertility status
Interpretation: Teratospermia, a World Health Organization morphology score of or =4 x 10(6) indicate a possible disorder in spermatogenesis.
WBC/mL: > or =1 x 10(6) indicate possible genital tract infection. See Reference Values.
Reference Values:
Appearance: normal
Volume: > or =1.5 mL
pH: > or =7.2
Motile/mL: > or =6.0 x 10(6)
Sperm/mL: > or =15.0 x 10(6)
Motility: > or =40%
Morphology: > or =15% normal oval sperm heads
Germ cells: or =9.0 x 10(6)
Viscosity: > or =3.0
Agglutination: > or =3.0
Supravital: > or =58% live
Fructose: positive
Note: Fructose testing cannot be performed on semen analysis specimens shipped through Mayo Medical
Laboratories. If patient is azoospermic, refer to FROS/81164 Fructose, Semen or Seminal Plasma. Submit
separate specimen to rule out ejaculatory duct blockage. Positive result indicates no blockage.
Seminal Fluid, IgE
Clinical Information: Clinical manifestations of immediate hypersensitivity (allergic) diseases are
caused by the release of proinflammatory mediators (histamine, leukotrienes, and prostaglandins) from
immunoglobulin E (IgE)-sensitized effector cells (mast cells and basophils) when cell-bound IgE
antibodies interact with allergen. In vitro serum testing for IgE antibodies provides an indication of the
immune response to allergen(s) that may be associated with allergic disease. The allergens chosen for
testing often depend upon the age of the patient, history of allergen exposure, season of the year, and
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