About Andrology
The Andrology laboratory is NATA (National Association of Testing Authorities) accredited (since 1989) to perform diagnostic testing on human semen and sperm banking. The laboratory is staffed by a team of experienced and dedicated medical scientists who are members of either the Medical Scientists Association of Victoria (MSAV) and/or the Fertility Society of Australia (FSA) and Scientists in Reproductive Technology (SIRT).The Scientist in Charge, Associate Professor
The Andrology laboratory performs approximately 3,000 diagnostic tests and 500 sperm banking procedures annually. The diagnostic tests include semen analysis and sperm antibody assays required by doctors for the medical evaluation of couples presenting with infertility. Sperm banking is performed for couples having IVF treatment, prior to vasectomy or for younger men who are about to undergo cancer treatment which can have detrimental effects on sperm production.
Ongoing research in the Andrology Unit is aimed at improving our knowledge about the role of sperm immunity in infertility and to develop new methods for sperm cryopreservation.
