Is quality assurance in semen analysis still really necessary? A clinician's viewpoint.
Quality assurance in semen analysis is now a standard procedure in most andrology laboratories. This communication is now questioning its value in any clinical situation and as a consequence asks whether the effort and the expense of such a process is really worthwhile. It concludes that semen analysis needs only to be performed competently without the need for costly and time-consuming forms of quality assurance.
Jequier
Anne M
AM
PIVET Medical Centre, 166 Cambridge Street, Leederville, Western Australia 6014, Australia. ajequier@bigpond.net.au
D033441:Andrology / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards*; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012661:Semen