BS EN ISO 23162:2021
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Basic semen examination. Specification and test methods
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
BSI | 2021 | 42 |
This document will describe pre-examination, examination and post-examination processes for medical laboratory examination of human semen. It is intended to be used for diagnostics in small and large medical laboratories performing semen analysis. Preparation of semen for therapeutic use is not included.
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2 | National foreword |
4 | European foreword |
7 | Foreword |
8 | Introduction |
9 | 1 Scope 2 Normative References 3 Terms and Definitions |
12 | 4 Staff Training and Competence 4.1 General Aspects 4.2 Training 4.2.1 General 4.2.2 Training for quantitative assessments 4.2.3 Training for qualitative assessments 4.2.4 Training for pH assessment |
13 | 4.3 Maintenance of Competence 5 Semen Characteristics, Sampling and Pre-Examination Handling 5.1 General Characteristics 5.2 Physical and Chemical Characteristics 5.3 Sample Collection and Initial Handling |
14 | 5.4 Subject Information and Data Collection 5.4.1 Information to be Provided to Subjects 5.4.2 Data Collection from the Subject |
15 | 5.5 Initial Sample Handling 5.6 Sperm Toxicity Testing 6 Examinations 6.1 Required Equipment |
16 | 6.2 In-house Prepared Reagents 6.3 Assessments 6.3.1 Initiation of Assessments |
17 | 6.3.2 Macroscopic Assessment 6.3.3 Direct Microscopy of the Wet Preparation 6.3.4 Sperm Motility Assessment |
18 | 6.3.5 Sperm Concentration Assessment 6.3.6 Assessment of Absence of Spermatozoa |
19 | 6.3.7 Sperm Vitality Assessment 6.3.8 Sperm Morphology Evaluation 7 Post-Examination Handling and Test Report 7.1 General 7.2 Results Calculations and Presentation 7.2.1 Total Amount in the Ejaculate 7.2.2 Other Calculations |
20 | 7.3 Presentation of Results 7.3.1 General 7.3.2 Contents of the Semen Examination Report |
21 | 7.4 Practical Aspects of Quality Assurance 7.4.1 Internal Quality Control 7.4.2 Intralaboratory Comparisons |
22 | 7.4.3 Interlaboratory Comparisons |
23 | Annex A (informative) The statistical basis for determination of absence of spermatozoa |
24 | Annex B (informative) High power field |
25 | Annex C (informative) Motility assessment training |
28 | Annex D (informative) Diluent for sperm concentration assessment |
29 | Annex E (informative) Estimation of suitable dilution for the assessment of sperm concentration |
30 | Annex F (informative) Comparison of concordance between two replicate assessments that report percentages |
32 | Annex G (informative) Comparison of concordance between two replicate counts of sperm concentration |
35 | Annex H (informative) Sperm vitality assessment |
36 | Annex I (informative) Sperm morphology assessment |
39 | Bibliography |