A new home test kit developed by University of Virginia Health System cell biologist John C. Herr, PhD, can assist couples in determining if a man’s sperm count is normal, low, or very low. based on a protein in sperm.
The new device, called SpermCheck Fertility, works similarly to home pregnancy tests, with lines that become colored based on the number of sperm found per milliliter.Based on antibodies that bind to SP-10, a protein discovered in Herr’s laboratory, SpermCheck Fertility was recently cleared for sale in the European Union and is currently undergoing review by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The results are reported as the cover article in the March 2010 issue of the journal Human Reproduction.
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