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The Private Healthcare UK guide to infertility treatment contains articles on infertility and IVF treatment which are aimed at improving your knowledge of treatments for infertility, their benefits and potential risks.
The primary laboratory test for male fertility is "semen analysis". The sample is obtained by masturbation or collected from a special condom following intercourse. Sterile containers must be used to collect the sample following three days of sexual abstinence. A normal assessment should show:
Semen volume - 2-4mls
Sperm count - more than 20 million per ml
Sperm motility - more than 50% moving
Sperm morphology - more than 30% of normal shape
White blood cells - should be less than 1 million per ml
Anti-sperm antibodies test - should be negative
Female infertility problems
Investigation and diagnosis of infertility
Male infertility problems
Types of infertility treatments
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