Patient Preparation and Specimen Collection

• Instruct the patient to abstain from any what time of activities?

  sexual activities
• For how long? (minimum-maximum)

  2-7 days
• The sample should be from what through what?

  Ejaculation, masturbation
• All parts of the ejaculate should be collected in a what?

  clean, dry, wide-mouthed container
• The specimen should be kept at what temperature?

  ambient temperature
• Range of ambient temperature?

  20-37 degrees celcius
• Samples should be brought to the lab IMMEDIATELY.
• What are the following information that should be provided?

  name of the patient, days of abstinence, date and time of collection, and any loss of fraction of the ejaculate
• Ideally, testing should be performed within how long?

  30 minutes
• If not possible, conduct testing at least within how long?

  60 minutes