Smartphone-Based App May Be Used To Analyze Semen.

“Well” blog reports that “researchers have developed a device costing less than $5...that attaches to your cellphone and provides a quick and easy semen analysis.” While this “device is still in development,” research on “the machine’s capabilities...concludes that it is just as accurate as the elaborate computer-assisted semen analysis machines costing tens of thousands of dollars in measuring sperm concentration, sperm motility, total sperm count and total motile cells.” The findings were published in Science Translational Medicine. points out that the “test involves several distinct parts: one, a disposable device on which to place the sample, including a disposable microchip that handles the sample; two, an optical attachment that connects to a smartphone; three, an app that guides the user through each step of testing.” Additionally, “the testing kit also includes a tiny weight scale that connects wirelessly to the testing app and measures the total number of sperm swimming in the sample.” http://www.cbsnews.com/news/smartphone-app-male-infertility-sperm-problems/