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SEMEN ANALYSIS & INFERTILITY
q COMPUTER ASSESSED SEMEN ANALYSIS (CASA):
Saridar lab has recently introduced the latest technology in computerized semen analysis that is both FDA and WHO certified.
This technology gives superior results to the conventional manual examination of semen.
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CASA |
Manual Examination |
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Quality Control |
Three levels are enforced |
Absent |
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Morphology |
Follows WHO strict criteria
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Subjective evaluation |
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Motility |
· Measures and calculates (7) motility patterns
· Presence of a heated stage (37ºc) ensures
optimal conditions. |
· Subjective evaluation
· Room temperature examination
May lower motility by 30%
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q PEROXIDASE TEST:
To differentiate germ cells from leucocytes in cases with azospermia or oligospermia.
q SEMINAL SECRETORY MARKERS:
· Zinc, Citric acid & Acid phosphatase to evaluate the secretory capacity of the prostate
· Fructose to evaluate the secretory capacity of the seminal vesicle
· Alpha glucosidase to evaluate the secretory capacity of the epididymis
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