This site provides information on policies, procedures and repertoire of the Histopathology Andrology Unit, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds.
The department is manned by fully trained staff, who work in accordance with WHO 2021 Examination and processing of human tissue and ISO 15189:2021 Medical Laboratories – Requirements for quality and competence.
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm.
We are located at Seacroft Hospital, Andrology Unit
Department of Cellular Pathology
Andrology Unit
Seacroft Hospital
Leeds
LS14 6UH
Key Contacts
Enquiries / Appointment booking: 0113 206 7110
Laboratory phone: 0113 206 3127
Opening hours for receipt of specimens (by appointment only) Monday to Friday 8:45am to 1:45pm (excluding bank holidays)
Patients must arrange an appointment via the Enquiries / Appointments line above for production of their sample or delivery (post vasectomy samples only – see below) of their sample.
Infertilty/reversal analysis – Must be produced on-site at the time of the arranged appointment.
Post vasectomy sample – initial samples after the vasectomy procedure can be produced on-site at the Andrology unit, Seacroft Hospital, Leeds, or produced off-site and brought to the department within 2 hours of production.
If sperm are seen in this initial sample then guidelines state subsequent samples must be examined within 1 hour of production in order confirm motility status of any sperm present. Consequently we advise the patient produces further samples at the Andrology Unit. If he does not wish to do this then his sample can be produced at home and delivered to the department within 30 mins of production.
Operational lead
Dawn Young
- [email protected]
- Phone number 67609
Useful Information
How to request a semen analysis
1. Give the patient the semenology request form
2. Please complete the referring Doctor and surgery/clinic address for the patient
3. Depending on the analysis required please give the patient either:
Infertility or Vasectomy reversal information for patients form
Post vasectomy semen analysis information for patients form
4. Explain to the patient to arrange an appointment with the Andrology unit on 0113 2067110 as explained on the information sheet.
Instructions for the production of semen samples
Instructions for the production of semen samples can be found in the aforementioned patient information leaflets.
Patients should be advised to follow the instructions as shown in the relevant leaflet, according to the test required, in order to optimise the semen sample they produce.
Instructions for the transportation of semen samples
Please explain to patients requiring Diagnostic Semen Analysis (Infertility or Reversal sample) that they must produce their sample at the Histopathology Andrology Unit, Seacroft Hospital.
Patients requiring Post vasectomy semen analysis can produce off-site if they wish. Please instruct your patient to deliver initial samples to the department within 2 hours of production and further samples within 30 minutes of production (in order for sperm motility status to be confirmed). Please ask patients not to expose the sample to extremes of temperature. Carrying it inside a pocket close to the body would be ideal.
Samples via post or courier will not be accepted.
Clinical Advice Regarding the Interpretation of Semen Analysis Results
If the requesting clinician requires clinical advice in interpreting the results of a semen analysis examination provided by the Andrology Unit, the clinician is advised to contact the department on 0113 2063127 (Monday to Thursday, 8:45am to 5:00pm) ask to speak to Dawn Young (or the senior member of staff in charge).