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Why Fertell: Fertell vs. another sperm test
- Most accurate at-home sperm test
- Easy-to-use and convenient
There is another test on the market that you may come across at drug stores or on the internet. The chart highlights the difference between Fertell male test and the BabyStart Male Infertility Test and explains why Fertell will give you the most accurate at-home information about your fertility.
In a male fertility evaluation, specialists begin by looking at sperm count. BabyStart stops there; it just tries to evaluate sperm count. More critically, the fertility specialist looks to see whether at least 50% of these sperm are motile; that is, are they able to swim in order to reach the egg. That is what Fertell evaluates; are the sperm motile and is there an acceptable amount of them. The World Health Organization guideline standard is 10 million motile sperm per milliliter and Fertell measures to this standard. And it is much more accurate than the BabyStart Male Infertility test.
What they test
| Fertell | BabyStart | |
|---|---|---|
| Does the test evaluate motility? (in order to reach the egg, are the sperm able to swim?) |
YESFertell challenges the sperm to swim through a cervical fluid subsitute. |
NO |
| Does it test for concentration of motile sperm? (Is there an acceptable amount of motile sperm in the semen?) |
YESFertell tests to the World Health Organization's guideline |
NO |
Accuracy (based on FDA required testing)
What is the accuracy of at-home sperm testing versus laboratory testing? (higher is better)
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Fertell Male Fertility Test | BabyStart Male Infertility Test |
|---|---|
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95.7% |
78% |
That means that out of every 100 men's semen that were tested at a lab, Fertell had the same result with 95+ of them, while BabyStart only provided the same result with 78 of them. BabyStart will give a different result to five times more people than Fertell will (22% versus 4.3%).
