Spermatozoa Progressive [Presence] in Semen --4 hours post ejaculation   38499-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code38499-0
nameSpermatozoa Progressive [Presence] in Semen --4 hours post ejaculation
descriptionMotility (the speed and quality of movement) is graded on a 1 to 4 ranking system. For fertility, motility should be greater than 2.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentSpermatozoa.progressive^4H post ejaculation
    4H  =  4 hours post challenge
propertyPrThr  =  Present or threshold:  The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemSemen  =  Seminal fluid
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
method

Additional Names

short nameSperm Prog 4h p ejac Smn Ql

Basic Attributes

classFERT
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

History/Usage

test rank19171 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonThe PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.

Related Names

4h p ejac
After
Ejaculate
FERTILITY TESTING
Genitourinary
GU
Ordinal
p ejac
Point in time
PR
PST
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
Sem
Seminal fluid
Smn
SMPLS
Sperm
Sperm Prog
URO
Urology

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