Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 13

A semen specimen with normal initial appearance fails to liquefy after 60 minutes.

a. Would a specimen pH of 9.0 be consistent with this observation? Why or why not?

b. State three chemical tests that would be of value in this analysis.

c. How does this abnormality affect fertility?

Step 1 of 4

Semen specimen liquefaction: Liquefaction is the process of liquefying the semen which is produced by seminal vesicles.

• Generally, a fresh semen specimen is thickened; it should be liquefied within the period of 30 to 60 minutes

• Because, collapse of liquefaction within the specified period is due to deficiency in prostatic enzymes

• So, the collecting time of fresh semen specimen should be recorded and reported