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Post Vasectomy Testing from Home

The British Andrology Society’s recommended guidelines are that vasectomy patients should submit a semen specimen between 16 to 20 weeks after surgery for sperm detection, and a second specimen two to four weeks later. But published studies show that up to 46% of vasectomy patients do not submit a specimen and up to 79% do not submit the recommended second specimen (The British Journal of Urology).

These poor rates are attributed to the inconvenience and discomfort of having to hand-deliver and/or produce a sample for analysis in a doctor’s office or a laboratory (“Postvasectomy Semen Analysis: Are Men Following Up?”, Christensen and Maples).

A PVSA ™ kit allows you to collect a semen sample (via masturbation or intercourse) in your home and mail it to the laboratory for a sperm count using the included mailing label. You’ll receive the PVSA kit(s) in a discreet package at home.

96% of patients surveyed agree PVSA is easy and convenient to use!

Better Quality Results

In a 2022 publication, analyses of 5,408 post-vasectomy semen specimens reveal that there is no need for at least 95% of men undergoing vasectomy to return a fresh semen specimen to a laboratory or the doctor’s office. (A new approach to postvasectomy semen analyses eliminates the need to evaluate a fresh specimen)

The PVSA kit’s patented fixative solution stabilizes the semen specimen and eliminates the time sensitivity between sample collection and analysis. Each PVSA specimen is individually examined with a standard hemacytometer by a trained laboratory technician and archived for one year.

Recommended PVSA Protocol

The British Andrology Society reviewed the vasectomy literature and published their recommended guidelines:

1. Patients should use alternate methods of birth control for at least 16 weeks post vasectomy.
2. Men should ejaculate at least 24 times in that 16 week period, then submit a semen specimen for sperm detection.
3. They should submit a second specimen two weeks later.

IF NO SPERM ARE DETECTED IN EITHER SPECIMEN, THE VASECTOMY WAS SUCCESSFUL

1. If sperm are detected, repeat semen analyses should be performed until no sperm are present. If semen specimens contain 100,000 sperm/ml, either moving or not moving, a repeat vasectomy may be indicated.
2. A repeat analysis at one year post vasectomy will help ensure re-canalization did not occur.

How to Order PVSA

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Additional inquiries: pvsa@bedfordresearch.org; Ph 617-623-7447; Fx 617-623-9447.

The Bedford Research Foundation laboratory performs tests. Kits are manufactured and sold by Anderson Biotest, LLC.