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

Exercise 36

Sperm motility evaluations are performed:

A. Immediately after the specimen is collected

B. Within 1 hour of collection

C. After 3 hours of incubation

D. At 6-hour intervals for 1 day

Step 1 of 2

Sperm motility evaluation:

• Motility of sperm is the movement of sperm which is led by flagella present in sperm.

• In the laboratory, sperm motility evaluation is done using an undiluted specimen of semen.

• Evaluation of motility is done to find out the percentage of sperm motility and motile quality.

• Sperm motility evaluation should be carried out using liquefied and well mixed semen specimen and it should be done within 1 hour of specimen collection.

• Examination of motility after prolonged time of collection of specimen gives no results.

Therefore, semen specimen should be evaluated “within 1 hour” of its collection to perform sperm motility. Hence, the correct answer is option.