What is the importance of semen evaluation by computerized instruments, as against manual methods?
The person conducting the test by manual technique can only see the sperms in two dimensions but tries to count the targets that move in three dimensions. Worse, when a microscopy sample is made very thin to reduce that third dimension, motility data is distorted. In almost all the laboratories of Pakistan, the manual technique is used. Semen analysis is one of the very few laboratory tests, which has required estimates by the person performing the test. It is easy to make estimates, but to be accurate and consistent is almost impossible. Using a computerized instrument eliminates all these elements. 2.
