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FRESH SEMEN ANLYSIS
- Mhairi West
Go to the Semen Analysis folder in the male patient record
For a description of this page click here Andrology - Semen Analysis Folder
Click new to create a new record - instead of creating a new record you may want to ‘order’ or ‘requisition’ a semen analysis. For information about that click here https://mellowoodmedical.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MMHELP/pages/3055124511
You will be provided with various options for your new semen analysis record;
Click ‘Fresh’
A blank semen record is created.
In top area the procedure will appear.
The icon in the first column indicates that it is a fresh sample.
If you have configured your system to create a unique semen number, it will show in the Specimen no.: box, prefixed with SEM
Complete the initial form with general information about the sample
received date
time
purpose
Field | Description |
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Specimen no | The number of the specimen can be manually entered or set to be auto-generated entered into this field  Instructions for configuring this number are here System Options - General Tab |
Received date / time | Date and time that the andrologist received the semen sample. |
Received by | The name of the andrologist who received the sample - dropdown displays the Clinical medical staff members with the Position "Embryologist" set in System configuration |
Purpose  | This is a fixed list. |
Other purpose | Free text field which is enabled when purpose "Unknown" or "Other" is chosen. |
Recipient | This field will be enabled when purpose "Donation" or "Treatment" or "Treatment at other clinic" is chosen. To identify a recipient, a relationship must be established in the Relationships tab DD - Relationships Tab |
Recipient cycle | There must be a treatment cycle in the female patient record, with the sperm provider identified in the Gametes tab - Linking semen analysis to treatment cycles This field will be enabled when purpose "Donation" or "Treatment" is chosen. You will not be able to identify the sperm source in the insemination/injection lab event, if you do not link the semen sample by recipient cycle. |
Clinic
| This field will be enabled when purpose "Treatment at other centre" is chosen. The dropdown is an editable list. |
Lot no |
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Referring physician | Dropdown displays the Clinical medical staff members with the Unit "Physician" set in System configuration |
Requisition ID | For information on this click here https://mellowoodmedical.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/MMHELP/pages/3055124511 |
Requisition date / time | This is the date and time that the sample is produced. |
Place of production Production method Ejaculation method Ejaculation problems Container |
Editable lists - Edit Drop Down ListsUNDEFINED
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Criteria
| The WHO criteria being used in your semen analysis is configured in System Options - System Options - Embryology Tab |
Abstinence | Numeric field |
Complete sample | check box |
Remarks | Free text |
Assigning tests and procedures to a semen sample
You can now add as many procedures as you wish to this Semen Analysis investigation - for more detail on those click here - Semen analysis procedures
Once a semen sample record has been created, tests and procedures can be added to the record. IDEAS is pre-populated with the following procedures:
Basic Semen Analysis Report
You may want to print the Basic Semen Analysis Report, or other andrology reports. Select "R" on the picklist section of the screen (bottom left hand corner of IDEAS).
Reports can also be accessed via the Reports icon in the tool bar while in the Semen Analysis folder. for more information click here Patient Record Report - Semen Analysis & Andrology
