Specimen Collection

Sample: 200 uL seminal fluid

Send to the laboratory without delay (within 1 hour), or freeze sample .

Reference Intervals

Reference intervals:

3.5 - 28.0 mmol/L
13 - 100 umol per ejaculate

Uncertainty of Measurement: 10%

Turnaround Time: Within 1 week
Assay Method

Principle: End point colourimetric

Reagent: In-house reagents

Analyser: Indiko plus

Diagnostic Use and Interpretation

In determining a possible cause of male infertility.

Contact Information

Emails to chemicalpathologist@adhb.govt.nz will receive priority attention from the on-call chemical pathologist.

If the query concerns a specific patient please include the NHI number in your email.

If email is not a suitable option, please contact the on-call chemical pathologist via Lablink (Auckland City Hospital ext. 22000 or 09-3078995).

Individual chemical pathologists may be contacted but will not be available at all times.

After-hours : contact Lablink (Auckland City Hospital ext. 22000 or 09-3078995) or hospital operator for on duty staff after hours.

Dr Samarina Musaad (Clinical Lead) : SamarinaM@adhb.govt.nz ext. 22402

Dr Cam Kyle: CampbellK@adhb.govt.nz ext 22052

Dr Weldon Chiu: WeldonC@adhb.govt.nz ext. 23427

Dr Campbell Heron: CHeron@adhb.govt.nz ext. 23427

Dr Sakunthala Jayasinghe: Sakunthala@adhb.govt.nz ext. 23427

Last updated at 15:26:00 06/01/2025