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Chapter -17 Quality Management of an Andrology Laboratory

BOOK TITLE: Andrology Laboratory Manual

Author
1. Agarwal Ashok
2. Varghese Alex C
3. Athayde Kelly S
ISBN
9788184489019
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11172_17
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
6
Author Affiliations
1. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University Staff, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Ob-Gyn and Women’s Health Institute, Anatomic Pathology and Immunology Cleveland Clinic, Desk A 19.1 Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Clinical Andrology Center and Fertility Laboratory; Research at the American, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA, Lerner College of Medicine; Andrology Laboratory; Center for Reproductive Medicine, Infertility and Sexual Function, Glickman Urological Institute, Center for Advanced Research in Human Reproduction, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA, Lerner College of Medicine, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Infertility and Sexual Function, Glickman Urological Institute, Center for Advanced Research in Human Reproduction, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Lerner College of Medicine; Androl
2. University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand and Sunfert International Fertility Center (FA Group), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Astra Fertility Clinic, 4303, Village Centre Court, Mississauga, ON L4Z 1S2, Canada; CRAFT Hospital and Research Centre, Kodungallur, Kerala, India, ASTRA Fertility Group, Village Centre Court, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, ASTRA Fertility Group, Mississauaga, Ontario, Canada, Astra Fertility Group, Mississauga, Canada, LIFE—Institute for Fertility and Endoscopy Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Montreal Reproductive Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, Montreal Reproductive Centre, 2110, Boul Decarie, Montreal, QC, Canada, H4A 3J3, Medical Centre (A Unit of AMRI Hospitals) 97A, Southern Avenue, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3. Northeastern Ohio Univer-sities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy Neoucom, 468 E Market Street Akron, Ohio, USA
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Abstract

Andrology laboratories make use of various methods necessary for the assessment of human semen. Human semen assessments are designed to diagnose pathological conditions and malformations of the reproductive system. Many of the techniques used in the andrology laboratories are simple to follow but lack of standardization of these methods makes it difficult to compare results from different laboratories. This fact also affects the reliability and dependability of the study results. The quality management programs consisting of quality control, quality assessment and quality improvement can be a solution for the standardization of these methods. This chapter explains the importance of the quality management program in the andrology laboratories and helps in the development of a quality management plan for the laboratory.

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