Can test the strength of sperm at home

Like home pregnancy testing devices, sperm test kits will soon be available in Europe, after being approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

According to Dr. John C. Herr (Virginia University, USA) - who is developing this device, is a way for couples to test their fertility, when not ready to seek support from gynecologist

It helps to 'rank' whether the man is a 'sperm production plant' in a private and inexpensive way. A man is considered to have normal fertility when there are 20 million or more sperms in 1ml of semen.

The device will tell if the number of sperm of the man is normal or not, or his sperm count is low (less than 5 million sperm / ml). If both lines on the device are negative, the man must seek medical help for treatment of infertility.

This device works by detecting an antigen located on the surface of the sperm cell head, called SP-10. This study lasted for 10 years.

In Human Reproduction, Herr and his team reported a study that carried out on 225 sperm samples to compare the accuracy of the spermatozoa (SpermCheck Fertility) device with the others. Other sperm test methods. The accuracy of this device is 96%, almost equivalent to results from professional tests.

This device is retailed for $ 25 (500,000 VND), much cheaper when it comes to making a semen test. A test for semen analysis costs between $ 65 and $ 250.