Culture Aerobic Semen Test and Its Price in India

Culture aerobic semen test or semen culture is the method used to test semen sample for the detection of harmful pathogens or organisms that are responsible for causing infection in male genitourinary tract. If the culture detects positive bacterial semen in the sample, then physician gets to know about it through the antibiogram.

This antibiogram helps the physician in deciding the appropriate antibiotic to eradicate the pathogens that are causing infection. This test can also identify bacteria like mycoplasma and ureoplasm.

When to get tested

If have symptoms like

• Painful ejaculation
• Blood in semen
• Urinary urgency

Process of the test

• Use a container that is sterile for the specimen.
• Urinate before the test
• Make sure your hands and penis are thoroughly cleaned by a soap to remove all the bacteria from the skin.
• Dry your hands and penis with a towel.
• Obtain the specimen through ejaculation.
• Make sure that your penis or hands should not get touched to the interior of the collecting container.
• Close the collecting container and give it to your lab technician.

Documents required

>>Doctor’s prescription
>>A valid identity proof.

Results interpretation

>Positive-pathogens found
>Negative-No pathogens found
>Superinfection-Three or more bacterial strain found in the specimen.

What is the cost of Culture Aerobic Semen

The cost Cost of the Culture Aerobic Semen test depends on your chosen laboratory and your region.