Semen Analysis Specimen Collection
Appointments
An appointment is required for all collections
Appointments are available Monday – Friday, 8:00AM - 2:00PM only at the Outpatient Lab at Strong Memorial Hospital. Appointment dates and times will vary depending on the type of test ordered by your provider.
Please call (585) 758-0510 option 3 to schedule
Instructions
You should have an ejaculation 2-4 days prior to your appointment and then abstain until the day of your appointment.
The semen specimen must be collected into a sterile specimen container (available at your doctor’s office or any UR Medicine Labs Patient Service Center). Alternately, you may use a lab provided spermicide-free condom that is not toxic to the sperm, available ONLY at the Outpatient Lab at Strong Memorial Hospital. Do not use lubricants or commercially available condoms since these contain spermicidal agents that will alter the results. It is the patient’s responsibility to FULLY empty specimen from the condom into sterile container and discard the condom.
For complete analysis appointments: We ask that you arrive 5-10 minutes prior to your appointment. It is preferred that specimen is collected on site at the time of appointment and not in advance due to limited stability of these specimens.
For post-vasectomy analysis appointments: You must deliver your specimen to the Outpatient Lab at Strong Memorial Hospital no more than 45 minutes after ejaculation. Keep the specimen as close to body temperature as possible. If you are unable to deliver the specimen in that time frame, please schedule an appointment to collect the specimen in a room provided at the Outpatient Lab
Results will be provided in MyChart. Please contact your doctor’s office with any questions regarding your results.
Forms
- If your doctor has given you a lab requisition, please bring it with you along with your current insurance card.
- Please fill out the form in link below and bring with you (also includes instructions and map):
URMC LABS Andrology Patient Information, form, and map
How to Find Us
Driving, Parking and Map: Outpatient Lab at Strong Memorial Hospital