Dutch Scientists at the University of Twente recently developed a new sperm count testing kit designed to help men determine their fertility in an easier, and more importantly, affordable way. Traditional testing methods required men to procure and deliver sperm samples to a medical facility, typically a physician's office or medical laboratory. This inconvenient, costly, and for some men awkward process was repeated several times over a period of two or three weeks. Undoubtedly, the prospect of multiple appointments in a medical setting could be discouraging to men who want to take control of their fertility, and not the other way around. In this sense, the home test provides a truly valuable breakthrough in male fertility testing.

Unlike traditional testing methods, the new male fertility testing kit makes use of a microfluidic chip, eliminating the need of a technician to examine the sample – and the genius of the kit is that it empowers men to test sperm count themselves in the privacy of their home.

The testing kit not only provides a higher degree of convenience for the patient, but also eliminates the painstaking task of visually counting the sperm in a laboratory counting chamber. The new system analyzes the sperm, and displays a status message if the measurement was performed sucessfully. After repeating the process for a specified number of times, the man or couple can have a doctor review the results and determine the appropriate course of action. Initial steps for treating supressed fertility might include simply having one or both partners take a natural fertility booster to increase fertility. For naturally enhancing male fertility and vitality by increasing sperm count and motility, the physician might recommend a product like FertilityBlend for Men.