The following are instructions for Main Line Fertility patients only, regarding the post coital test. If you have any questions concerning the collection for your PCT, please contact the office.
As with all visits and procedures, be sure you have obtained the appropriate referral/authorization from your insurance company prior to coming to the office.
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Use a fertility monitoring kit that you purchase in the drugstore to detect your LH surge. Run the test on the second urine that you produce each morning beginning on cycle day ______. Call the office when you detect your LH surge. Schedule your post coital test for 12-30 hours after the surge is first detected. (If you reach the answering service, tell them you must speak with the physician.) |
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Call the office after your period has begun to schedule your post coital test for sometime between cycle day _____ and ______. If your period begins at night or on the weekend, please wait until regular office hours to call and schedule the visit. |
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Unless otherwise instructed, the male should be abstinent (not ejaculate) for at least two days prior to the post coital test. The couple should have intercourse in their usual fashion 24 to 6 hours prior to the visit. After intercourse, the woman may clean her outer genitalia; however, she should not douche. If there is difficulty timing/having relations as directed, call the office in the morning to make alternative arrangements. |
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The doctor or nurse will insert a speculum into the vagina and obtain, in a painless fashion, a sample of cervical mucus that will be viewed under a microscope. The results are available at the time of the visit. In a satisfactory test, we will visualize at least five progressively moving sperm in each microscopic field. In a poor test, we will see no active sperm. In a borderline test, we will observe between 1 and 5 motile sperm per high power microscopic field. |
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Patient Instructions for Post Coital Test (PCT)