andro-test and Semen Self-Exam: their importance in prevention and in the diagnostic process

The andro-test is the only semen analysis which describes the health condition of the male genital tract and the only one qualified for diagnostic purposes. The physiological values defined are used to evaluate the relative risk mainly of having a urogenital tract infection. This study assesses the importance of the andro-test and of the Semen Self-Exam in the preventive checkup of men and in the andrological diagnostic process. It is proven that in almost 9 out of 10 cases (87,68%), if at least one of the semen parameters is outside the physiological values, a microbe is detected in the semen sample in exam. Inversely, it is also proven that in 98,76% of the samples where a microbe was detected, at least one of the parameters of the andro-test was outside the physiological values.

andro-test: the semen analysis for men’s health checkup following the SpermLab’s Criteria

The assessment of semen, up to nowadays, has always been made in relation to its fertilizing ability. In our analysis, we studied semen parameters and tried to relate them to specific pathological conditions. This has led us to a pioneering approach of semen analysis. A new test that can tell a man whether his genital tract is healthy is described. This is the andro-test which is defined as the semen analysis following the SpermLab’s Criteria. These criteria are the rules for the correct assessment of a man's health through an analysis of his semen. The physiological values for human semen are defined with respect to the health condition of the urogenital system. Although these values do not refer to the fertilizing ability of semen, a healthy semen is able to fertilize, but the vice versa is not always true. This study also looks into the reasons why non specialized laboratories do not comply to the WHO’s recommendations. The difference between Andrology and Spermatology is clarified and the importance of the annual preventive andrological checkup since adolescence is described. A new classification of the morphological abnormalities based on a causal approach and new indexes describing the deviations from normal morphology are introduced. In regard to the improvement of services to promote the global health, the importance of andro-test in the clinical practice and the prevention of serious pathological conditions in men, women and children is also denoted.

andro-test: the semen analysis for men’s health checkup following the SpermLab’s Criteria

The assessment of semen, up to nowadays, has always been made in relation to its fertilizing ability. In our analysis, we studied semen parameters and tried to relate them to specific pathological conditions. This has led us to a pioneering approach of semen analysis. A new test that can tell a man whether his genital tract is healthy is described. This is the andro-test which is defined as the semen analysis following the SpermLab’s Criteria. These criteria are the rules for the correct assessment of a man's health through an analysis of his semen. The physiological values for human semen are defined with respect to the health condition of the urogenital system. Although these values do not refer to the fertilizing ability of semen, a healthy semen is able to fertilize, but the vice versa is not always true. This study also looks into the reasons why non specialized laboratories do not comply to the WHO’s recommendations. The difference between Andrology and Spermatology is clarified and the importance of the annual preventive andrological checkup since adolescence is described. A new classification of the morphological abnormalities based on a causal approach and new indexes describing the deviations from normal morphology are introduced. In regard to the improvement of services to promote the global health, the importance of andro-test in the clinical practice and the prevention of serious pathological conditions in men, women and children is also denoted.