Investigations into Male Factor Infertility

 

When coming to the CRG for a treatment for the first time, you will be asked to fill in a questionnaire regarding your medical and family data. You can download the questionnaire here, print it and fill it out in advance: questionnaire woman, questionnaire man. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from this address: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html

In looking for the cause we provide background information over all investigations.

 

Descriptions of specific investigations are available here:

• at consultation
• sperm examinations
• hormonal screening
• genetic screening
• immunological screening
• medical image forming investigations
• tissue analysis

TESTS BASED ON SPECIFIC IMPLICATIONS
Biochemical sperm components (fructose and alpha-glucosidase)	sperm sample | in lab
Hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOS-test)	sperm sample | in lab
Postcoïtal test (Sim-Huhner test)	partner consultation | in lab
Sperm-cervical mucous contact test (SCMC-test)	partner consultation | in lab
Mixed anti-globulin reaction test (MAR-test)	sperm sample| in lab
Tray-agglutination test (TAT)	blood test | in lab
Cytogenetic testing	blood test | in lab
Microdeletion testing	blood test | in lab
CFTR-gene mutation test (mucoviscidose-gene)	blood test | in lab
Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) - urology department	image |outpatient
Scrotal ultrasound - urology department	image |outpatient
Flebography - radiology department	image |outpatient
Vasography - radiology department	image |outpatient
Testicular biopsy	day case
Testicular sperm aspiration	outpatient or day case

 

ADDITIONAL TESTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
Sperm survival test	sperm sample | in lab
Computer assisted motility analysis	sperm sample | in lab
Acrosome reaction test (ARIC-test)	sperm sample | in lab
FISH-analysis of sperm	sperm sample | in lab
Electron microscopy	sperm sample | in lab