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The Histopathology department offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic services including surgical Histopathology, andrology and non-gynaecological cytology.
Wide repertoires of specialised techniques are available to facilitate diagnosis, including immunocytochemistry.
Andrology services provided:
Infertility analysis of semen: to analyse for sperm concentration, sperm motility and sperm morphology.
Post vasectomy analysis of semen: to analyse semen for the presence of spermatozoa to provide information of success of vasectomy.
A level, junction 2
Rotherham Hospital
Moorgate Road
Rotherham
S60 2UD
01709 424020
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm
Please note that the Histopathology Andrology service is now providing fertility semen analysis in line with updated standards, and have moved from WHO 5th Edition (2010) to WHO 6th Edition (2021), which will result in changes to the Laboratory report and clinical interpretation.
WHO 5 (2010) | WHO 6 (2021) | |
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Volume | ≥ 1.5 ml or more | ≥ 1.4ml (1.3ml – 1.5ml) |
Sperm Concentration | ≥ 15 million sperm/ml | ≥ 16 million sperm/ml |
Total motility | ≥ 32% forward progression | ≥ 42% forward progression |
Please note, samples received outside of the specified requirements may have an impact on the reported values and the Laboratory cannot guarantee that there are no adverse effects.
Any deviation from the specified requirements or any discrepancies will be noted on the Laboratory report with a comment 'Please accept this report at your discretion'.
If you have any queries, please contact the Histopathology Andrology Department on 01709 424020
The content of this page was last updated: 22 September 2023 by Dan Firth