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First round‐robin test (interlaboratory test) in Germany to determine the scatter of sperm concentration when measured in different laboratories (Neuwinger, Nieschlag et al, Fertil. Steril. 54, 308, 1990)
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Quality assurance and quality control
“Andrology laboratories need to produce reliable results
to enable appropriate diagnostic and health care decisions.”
“Since semen analysis is highly complex and procedures are difficult to standardize, quality control (QC) is essential
to detect and correct systematic errors and high variability of results.”
The WHO pioneered QC for semen analysis by publishing the
Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Humen Semen.
(1st ed 1980 – 5th ed 2010)
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