Introduction
Understanding your reproductive health is an important step, whether you’re planning a family, confirming the success of a vasectomy, or simply checking in on your overall well-being. At Dr. Andrew Sun, we provide confidential, accurate, and accessible semen analysis services right here in our clinic, with convenient cash-pay options available.
What is Semen Analysis?
Semen analysis is a fundamental laboratory test that examines the quantity and quality of a man’s sperm and the seminal fluid they are transported in. It’s a cornerstone of male fertility evaluation and provides critical information about reproductive potential.
Why Get a Semen Analysis?
There are several key reasons why men seek semen analysis:
15%
of heterosexual couples are affected by infertility.
30 min
Amount of time after analysis that results are typically available.
Semen Analysis: A Window into Your Overall Health
Interestingly, your semen quality can reflect more than just your fertility. It can also be an indicator of your overall health status. Many common health conditions and lifestyle factors that impact your general well-being can also negatively affect sperm parameters. These include:
Obesity
Diabetes
smoking and tobacco use
Excessive ALcohol consumption
Poor Diet
High Stress Levels
Certain Medications
Environmental toxin exposure
Research shows that these factors can influence sperm count, movement (motility), and shape (morphology). Therefore, a semen analysis can serve as an easy, non-invasive way to check in on how your lifestyle might be impacting not just your fertility, but potentially other aspects of your health. Addressing factors that improve sperm quality often leads to better overall health.
The Process
We aim to make the process straightforward and discreet:
Why Choose Dr. Andrew Sun for Semen Analysis?
Medical Interventions
As we’ve said before, male infertility can add time to the conception process, but isn’t the end of the road and can often be treated by a doctor. Treatment options depend on the cause for infertility.
What if none of that works?
Some parts of our health just aren’t within our control, as frustrating and worrying as that can be. You might be genetically predisposed to certain conditions like maturation arrest (where the sperm just don’t develop fully) that can make it harder to conceive, which means that no amount of alcohol abstention or dietary modification will help. But there are other routes to genetic parenthood, thanks to reproductive technologies:
These are all options that allow men with male factor infertility to still maintain a biological relationship with their future child, if that remains important in the face of infertility. But of course, there is also the option to use donor sperm in any of these reproductive technologies, if your partner and you are open to it!