IUI semen sample collection

Steps

1. During the IUI cycle, your female partner will be monitored to determine the best time for insemination (IUI). When your physician orders an IUI, you will receive an appointment booking through your patient app to book a semen sample collection appointment at the clinic. The nurses will tell you what date this must be booked on.
2. Once you have booked your appointment, confirm it in your patient app.
3. Semen sample collection for IUI must be completed on-site. Appointments are available 7 days a week, between 7 and 9 am only.
4. Semen samples will not be accepted if dropped off by your female partner.
5. When you arrive for your scheduled appointment, check in at the front desk. You will be asked to have a seat and will then be greeted by the andrology lab staff.
6. The andrology lab staff will verify your identity and give you a collection container and instructions.
7. Please bring government-issued photo ID, such as a health card, passport or driver’s licence. This will be used to verify your identity.
8. The semen sample should be collected after a minimum of 48 hours, and a maximum of 7–10 days, of sexual abstinence.
9. The specimen must be collected by masturbation directly into the provided container. Avoid lubricants, as they are toxic to sperm. It is important to collect the entire specimen, and it is critical that you tell the lab if any of the semen was lost.
10. When you’re done, the andrology lab staff will verify the name and date of birth on the collection label on your container, and accept your sample directly once your identity has been verified.
11. Once these steps are completed, you may leave the clinic.