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Catalog ID FROS2 Fructose, Qualitative, Semen

Important Note

Order: Ref Misc Referral Lab Test

Comment: Fructose, semen


Specimen Required


Patient Preparation: Patient should have 2 to 7 days of sexual abstinence at the time of semen collection.

 

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Specimen Type: Semen

Collection Container/Tube: Sterile container

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic container

Specimen Volume: Total ejaculate

Collection Instructions: Do not dilute specimen. Freeze specimen at -20° C.

 

Specimen Type: Seminal plasma

Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. After semen collection, wait 30 to 40 minutes until the semen is liquefied, then centrifuge the semen for 10 minutes at maximum centrifuge speed.

2. Remove top 3/4 of specimen with a pipet and place in a plastic vial. Freeze specimen at -20° C.

3. Discard remainder of centrifuged specimen.


AUMC Laboratory Catalog Note:

Submit total ejaculate collected in a sterile urine cup. Must submit within 40 minutes of collection to laboratory. Call Specimen Referral at 706-721-4868 to let them know when it is being submitted to ensure processing takes place in required time-frame.

Secondary ID

92187

Useful For

Establishing the origin of azoospermia in patients with azoospermia and low volume ejaculates

Method Name

Qualitative

Reporting Name

Qualitative Fructose,Semen

Specimen Type

Semen

Specimen Minimum Volume

0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Semen Frozen

Reject Due To

All specimens will be evaluated at Mayo Clinic Laboratories for test suitability.

Reference Values

Positive

Day(s) Performed

Friday

Report Available

1 to 7 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

82757

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
FROS2 Qualitative Fructose,Semen 13943-6

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
FRUCS Fructose, Semen/Seminal P 13943-6
CLSM Collection Site 56816-2
VOLSM Semen Volume 3160-9
CMT49 Comment 48767-8