Home‑based sperm analysis with a smartphone? Welcome to the age of telespermatology

Czech version

Authors: Jan Novák ^1,2; Viktor Vik ^3,4
Authors‘ workplace: TH klinika, s. r. o., Praha ¹; Urologické oddělení, Oblastní nemocnice Kladno, a. s., Kladno ²; GENNET, s. r. o., Praha ³; Klinika transplantační chirurgie, IKEM, Praha ⁴
Published in: Ces Urol 2017; 21(4): 280-283
Category: Review article

Overview

The author presents the possibility of sperm analysis using a smartphone to the Czech readers.

Key words:
Sperm analysis, smartphone, telemedicine

Sources

1. World Health Organization. WHO laboratory manual for the examination and processing of human semen. 5^th ed. Geneva: World Health Organization 2010; 271.

2. Kobori Y, Pfanner P, Prins GS, Niederberger C. Novel device for male infertility screening with single‑ball lens microscope and smartphone. Fertil Steril. 2016; 106(3): 574–578.

3. Levine H, Jørgensen N, Martino‑Andrade A, et al. Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta‑regression analysis. Hum Reprod Update 2017; 23(6): 646–659.

4. Tuijn CJ, Hoefman BJ, van Beijma H, Oskam L, Chevrollier N. Data and image transfer using mobile phones to strengthen microscopy‑based diagnostic services in low and middle income country laboratories. PLoS One. 2011; 6(12): e28348.

5. Warshaw EM, Hillman YJ, Greer NL, et al. Teledermatology for diagnosis and management of skin conditions: a systematic review. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011; 64(4): 759–772.

6. Kanakasabapathy MK, Sadasivam M, Singh A, et al. An automated smartphone‑based diagnostic assay for point‑of‑care semen analysis. Sci Transl Med. 2017; 9(382): eaai7863.