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Re: semen analysis

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 8 Mar 2001 18:34:21 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Lulu wrote: >
>Hi,
>
>Thanks for the response. One other thing I noticed was that in the
>semen volume is about 6-7 ml in all tests (7 in last one), and ph is
>about 8. Also, in the first and last tests, the liquefaction time is
>>60 mins. In the 2nd test (with count = 82 mil/cumm), the liquefaction
>time was 4 mins. Are any of these abnormal?

Liquefaction greater than 1 hour is not normal, 4 minutes is. Everything else seems normal including the variation in counts.

What could be causing the >slow liquefaction? Is there anything we can do about it?
>Also,why is there such a big variation in count?
>
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