CAP TODAY Pathology/Laboratory Medicine/Laboratory Management
November 2015—Streck has acquired Fertility Solutions’ sperm count and post-vasectomy quality control products. The sperm count controls for fertility diagnosis have been renamed Sperm-Chex and Sperm-Chex Post VC.
Sperm-Chex is a two-level sperm count control that contains stabilized sperm cells, not latex beads. Sperm-Chex is available in a kit containing two 300 µL vials, one each of level one and level two. Sperm-Chex Post VC is a positive/negative control developed to monitor post-vasectomy sperm counts and contains stabilized sperm. Sperm-Chex Post VC is available in a kit containing two 300 µL vials, one positive and one negative sperm control.
The products are stable for 42 days open vial and 12 months closed vial when stored at 2°C-–10°C. The products are packaged in plastic microtubes with screw-top caps.
Streck, 800-843-0912