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| Courtesy: yospermtest.com |
Studies
indicate that 30% of infertility cases are related to male reproductive issues.
The impact of being diagnosed as
infertile or sub fertile and repeatedly going to pathology lab for tests is
like a roller-coaster journey for men. They are often reluctant to get the
needed pathological test done, especially the semen analysis.
Medical Electronic System (MES) recently announced the launch of its Yo Home Sperm
Test, unsurprisingly the first sperm tester to be powered by a smartphone
application.
MES is a Los
Angeles based company specializing in rapid automated sperm analysis systems.
All the products are CE and FDA cleared and are sold through extensive worldwide
network of distributors. [1]
The YO Sperm Test uses an app
and a detachable mini-microscope "clip" that fits on the top of your I
phone or Samsung phone. The device uses phone’s light, focus and recording system.
The testing
kit includes everything needed, including the sample collection cup, slide, pipette
and liquefying powder.
The patient
has to prepare a sample on the slide and insert it into the clip, and in 2
minutes you can actually visualize the motility of sperms on the screen and
save the video. The result will be ready in another minute and will be stored
in the app along with the video.
Marcia
Deutsch, CEO of Medical Electronic Systems says "The technology is able to
read the sperm sample 99 percent of the time, as long as the instructions are
followed. [If it can read the test] the results are more than 97 percent
accurate based on FDA studies of 316 participants."
The tests
also report motility according to WHO guidelines of sperm motility as low, moderate
or normal. [2]
The YO sperm
test does not replace a lab results as it does not give us any idea about sperm
morphology. But, it gives 97% accurate results for those who do not want to go
to a doctor or lab.
It’s
available from the Medical Electronic Systems website, two testing sets come
together in a box and will cost $49. It will be available in the market from January
31, 2017.
The other sperm test SpermCheckFertility Home Sperm Test is available in US market since 2012.
The other sperm test SpermCheckFertility Home Sperm Test is available in US market since 2012.
