Male Infertility - What is a Post-Coital or Cervical Mucus Test?

As mentioned in previous articles, infertility is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse or can not carry the pregnancy to term. It affects more than 5 million couples in the United States alone, and many more times in the world. Because of unawareness of treatments, only 10% seeks help from professional specialist. In this article, we'll discuss that male infertility postcoital test?

I. Definition
The postcoital test is to analyze the present and sperm motility.

II. procedure
1. The test can be done after the sperm is ejaculated into the vagina after sex of the infertile couple.
2. It can be done through the test tube by placing the cervical mucus and sperm from the sperm of infertile couples.

III. diagnosis
1. sperm penetration
Is a measure of the ability of sperm to undergo the process of egg penetration. Includes DNA and enzymes that are required for the penetration and fertilization.

2. Semen Movement
The test is to check the sperm for all types of movement including progressively motile sperm that nothing and no direct progressive mobile sperm swimming in an abnormal way.

3. Analysis of the cervical mucus
It checks whether the cervical mucus is favorable or hostile to sperm invasion because during the fertile period of increased production of cervical mucus at ovulation and mucus increasingly flexible, elastic and slippery that allow sperm move freely in the cervix. If sperm can not move through it at that time are two results
a) sperm problem and further testing may be required before treatment.
b) the abnormal cervical mucus (mucus unsympathetic sperm) and treatments may be necessary.