The top 5 reasons to get a semen analysis, whether you want kids now, later, or never. 🧵 Pro tip: you can get clinical-grade results without having to go to some weird room in a lab to…well, you know. Test from home. Get answers in days.

“Won’t sperm die in the mail?” Some decline occurs during transit. Fellow uses preservation materials, overnight shipping, and a validated algorithm to calculate results on par with testing within one hour. See the science at meetfellow.com/science.

Your sample starts at home. Our analysis doesn’t. 1. Order a kit, register your sample 2. Collect at home 3. Add the preservation solution 4. Return via prepaid overnight shipping 5. A CLIA-certified lab analyzes it and sends your report Private collection. Lab analysis.

A semen analysis is not a pass/fail test. A value within or above a certain range doesn’t guarantee pregnancy. A value outside it doesn’t diagnose infertility. The full report, your health history, and sometimes repeat testing provide the context.

Volume × concentration × motility = total motile count (TMC). In plain English: TMC is an estimate of how many moving sperm are present across the entire sample. While TMC combines three measurements into one useful number, it still belongs in the context of the full report.

Morphology = how many sperm meet the lab’s criteria for how a sperm should be shaped. A low-looking morphology percentage can be alarming, but it’s just one metric and does not diagnose infertility. Read it alongside the rest of a full semen analysis report.

Count asks: How many sperm are in the sample? Motility asks: What percentage are moving? Both describe the sample, but neither tells the whole story. A full semen analysis reads them alongside volume, concentration, total motile count, and morphology.

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Sperm concentration and total count are related—but they’re not the same. Concentration = sperm per milliliter of semen. Total count = sperm across the entire sample. Because total count uses both concentration and volume, either number alone is incomplete.

Fertility testing should not fall on one partner. A semen analysis may be worth discussing: • During a fertility evaluation • When a clinician recommends it • After a vasectomy reversal • For a reproductive-health baseline Ask your clinician about timing.

Skip the clinic collection room—not the lab analysis. With Fellow you collect at home, return your sample (overnight return shipping is included), and receive a secure report after analysis in our CLIA-certified lab. See how it works: meetfellow.com/kit

Which semen analysis metric sounds the most confusing to you? 1. Count vs. concentration 2. Motility 3. Morphology 4. What to do after the results Reply with a number—or the question you wish someone would answer plainly.

A full semen analysis is more than a sperm count. It measures: • Semen volume • Sperm concentration • Total sperm count • Motility and progressive motility • Total motile count • Morphology Each metric answers a different question. Read them together, not one at a time.

A semen analysis is not a fertility verdict. It’s a snapshot of several semen parameters at one point in time. Taken together—and with your health history—the results can help you and a clinician decide what comes next. More context. Less guessing.