The Andrology Laboratory is an essential part of PIVET Medical Centre. The laboratory is accreditated by RTC, RTAC and NATA. The staff are fully trained and audited to provide a high level of skill in semen assessment.
The laboratory performs
- specialised sperm preparation for IUI and IVF/ICSI.
- support at surgical collection of sperm from the testis and epididymis.
- sperm cryopreservation and storage.
- anti sperm antibody testing.
- donor sperm cryostorage.
- Acrosome Reaction Ionophore Challenge test (ARIC).
Semen analysis, together with anti-sperm antibodies and the ARIC test constitute part of your clinical assessment.