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 Beginning a family should be one of the happiest times in life, but for half of all couples delays in conception can strain their relationship. Male fertility problems can often be corrected, but understanding when it is time for a man to seek treatment is key. With Element™, men can know their condition before it might become a problem. Element is a clinically proven, inexpensive solution that can be used in the privacy of the home. Element is the only non-laboratory test that comprehensively measures 95% of the conditions that cause male infertility, including those affected by sperm count, motility and forward progression. Element accurately differentiates between samples containing as few as one million sperm cells per milliliter, yielding a test with greater than 95% correlation to laboratory testing.
Of the fifteen million couples trying to conceive each year more than half are unsuccessful in the first three months, and one in six couples is clinically infertile. Although men are responsible for more than 50% of infertility cases, the social stigma associated with male sexual issues has created a general reluctance of men to seek a physician's diagnosis. Additionally, most insurance companies do not reimburse fertility diagnosis, and costs for testing can range as high as $350. As a result, only a small percentage of men have their fertility tested by a specialist. Fertility problems increase with age, and couples waiting until later in life to start families are driving the need for faster diagnosis to seek solutions early.
The convenience, affordability and accuracy of Element make it an extremely attractive alternative to a visit to the doctor's office or clinic. While concerned about their ability to father a child, men tend to be more hesitant than women about approaching the issue of fertility and are reluctant to seek testing services. The Element male fertility screening device takes away this discomfort by permitting men to check their fertility with a simple device that can be used in the privacy of their home without sacrificing the accuracy of analysis. |
