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A member asked:
I have to do seman culture. can this test be performed with the seman that is ejaculated 17 hours before lab test ?
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NO: Like any culture if it is not properly preserved in the culture media , has to be kept at right temperature , what ever organism to be detected will not , follow your doctors instructions
Answered 3/5/2014
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