Sperm Climbing Test

The sperm climbing test is an experiment to determine the speed of sperm activity. This test can objectively reflect the sperm's activity, which is helpful for judging male fertility, and the method is relatively simple, but it is necessary to have a control experiment in order to compare with each other. Be careful not to expose the semen to overheated and cold conditions while doing this check. Hand it to the doctor for reference, no more than 30 minutes. Keep warm in cold weather, and keep it in your underwear pocket when you send it. Basic Information Specialist classification: male examination check classification: semen and prostatic fluid examination Applicable gender: whether the male is fasting: not fasting Tips: Before leaving semen, the patient should stop sexual intercourse for 4 to 7 days. Testosterone propionate, testosterone phenylacetate, and nantrolone phenylpropionate could not be used 1 week before the test. Drinking should be stopped within 1 month before the test. Normal value About 50% of fertile men have sperm crawling up to 8 cm, and at least sperm can climb up to 5 cm. Clinical significance Abnormal results Infertile men only 37% of the sperm can climb to 5 cm, 63% of the climb is within 3 cm. Male infertility patients need to be examined. Low results may be diseases: male infertility, seminal vesiculitis, death syndrome, kidney deficiency, weak sperm, sperm deformity precautions Taboo before inspection: 1. Before leaving semen, the patient should stop sexual intercourse for 4 to 7 days. Testosterone propionate, testosterone phenylacetate, and nantrolone phenylpropionate could not be used 1 week before the test. Drinking should be stopped within 1 month before the test. This must be done. 2, when taking semen, soft soap or paraffin oil can be used for penile massage, the specimens are collected in sterile test tubes; condoms can be used (washed clean, no spermicide drugs) or semen can be collected by sexual intercourse, but this way The amount collected is often small. 3. If the semen is not obtained by the above method, the seminal vesicle and the end of the vas deferens can be massaged through the rectum, and the urine can be collected to check whether there is sperm in the sediment. 4. Do not expose semen to overheated and cold environments. Hand it to the doctor for reference, no more than 30 minutes. Keep warm in cold weather, and keep it in your underwear pocket when you send it. 5. If bacterial culture is to be carried out, the urethral opening should be rinsed and disinfected, and the semen should be collected in a sterile test tube. Requirements for inspection: In order to ensure that the physical examination results can be accurately understood after the medical examination, please fill in the medical examination form and each test sheet carefully before the medical examination, and the writing should be clear, especially the name. Inspection process The method comprises the following steps: taking a plastic tube with an inner diameter of 1.2 mm and a length of about 12 cm, the tube is filled with artificial sperm nutrition liquid containing fructose, the upper end of the plastic tube is tightly tied, and the lower end is vertically inserted in a vessel containing semen, and the temperature is constant at 37 °C. After 8 hours, the number of sperm at different heights in the plastic tube was examined separately (using a rapid frozen section inspection method) to determine the sperm motility. Controlled trials show that about 50% of fertile men have sperm crawling up to 8 cm, at least sperm can climb up to 5 cm, and only 37% of men in the infertile group can climb to 5 cm, 63% climb. Within 3 cm. From the comparison of the number of climbing sperm, those who can climb to 5 cm or more have an average of 20 sperm in the fertility group and only 3 in the infertile group. Not suitable for the crowd The examination is less invasive and generally has no contraindications. Adverse reactions and risks This test is less invasive and generally does not cause serious complications or other hazards.

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