65 / 80
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Test Name
Collection Requirements
Semen Analysis Fertility
Reliable assessment of sperm motility requires
prompt examination, ideally within one hour of
collection.
Following collection at home, the patient should
deliver the specimen, within one hour, to one of the
DHM Branch Laboratories (see list) or to the main
Laboratory at Macquarie Park. Specimens should
NOT be delivered to a Collection Centre. This will
result in delayed examination and an invalid motility
assessment.
Semen Analysis Post vasectomy
Reliable assessment of sperm motility requires
prompt examination, ideally within one hour of
collection.
Following collection at home, the patient should
deliver the specimen, within one hour, to one of the
DHM Branch Laboratories (see list) or to the main
Laboratory at Macquarie Park. Specimens should
NOT be delivered to a Collection Centre. This will
result in delayed examination and an invalid motility
assessment.
Semen M/C/S
Refer patient to collection centre
Serotonin (5 Hydroxytryptamine) –Serum
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Serotonin (5 Hydroxytryptamine) –Urine
24 hour
24HR URINE (HCL PRESERVATIVE)
Note starting and finishing times on urine container.
Patient instruction sheet available. Patient to follow
5HIAA/5HT (Serotonin) dietary advice sheet.
Sexually Transmitted Disease Screen
(STD)
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE & YELLOW TOP
CONTAINER–FIRST VOID URINE
Silver –Urine 24 hour
24HR URINE (NIL PRESERVATIVE)
Note starting and finishing times on urine container.
Sirolimus
4mL EDTA TUBE (separate tube preferred)
Collect just before next dose or as required.
Note dosage, time of dose and collection time on
referral.
Sjogren Tissue Typing
4mL EDTA TUBE (separate tube required)
Skeletal Muscle Antibody (SKMA)
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Skin Auto Antibodies (SICA/BMA)
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE