I'd like to add the following information - the Fe...

2009-06-16T06:31:51.120-07:00

I'd like to add the following information - the FertilMarq test (it is also marketed under the BabyStart brand in some drug stores) has a rather severe limitation - its accuracy as described in the clinical information (posted on their website) correlates to the professional test result only 78% of the time. This means for more than 1 in 5 it is giving a dubious result. In addition, 25% of the time it indicates you are infertile when the professional result is the opposite. And as you pointed out it only measures for a minimum sperm quantity. While it is as convenient as Fertell and much cheaper, I’m not sure that most physicians would endorse its use.

In regards to the Estroven Product, I believe it is calibrated to detect a significantly higher level of FSH than the Fertell product. This is typical of most menopause tests, but I cannot be certain about their specific test. The Fertell test is definitely calibrated to detect a level with high correlation to deteriorating ovarian reserve.

Each of the Fertell tests (men's and women's) has accuracy that correlates to the laboratory test at greater than 95%.

The cost of the male test is high, as you mentioned - this is due to the fact that it includes battery operated customized electronics, a heating element that maintains the ejaculate at body temperature and other relatively expensive components. For what it does and the accuracy of its results, I think it is a fair value. (Having had to go and produce a sample at a Doctor’s office while my wife and I were trying to conceive, I consider it a very fair value.)

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