SpermCheck Fertility, an immunodiagnostic home test that detects normozoospermia and severe oligozoospermia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A simple and inexpensive home sperm test could be of considerable value to couples attempting to conceive and to men curious about their fertility potential. A two-strip lateral flow immunochromatographic diagnostic device that allows men to evaluate their sperm count at low cost in the privacy of their own homes is described.

Methods

The ability of SpermCheck Fertility to predict sperm counts obtained using a hemacytometer procedure based on standard World Health Organization methodology was assessed. Test results obtained by lay users were also compared with those obtained by trained laboratory professionals, and the ease of use of the device was evaluated in consumer studies.

Results

A total of 225 semen samples were analyzed in the method comparison, an

SUBMITTER: Coppola MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2839906 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature