Home Fertility Test For Couples Goes On Sale

London - The world's first over-the-counter home fertility test for men and women is on sale in Britain and winning praise from a fertility expert, despite its price.

Fertell, developed at the University of Birmingham and Liverpool Women's Hospital and marketed by British fertility tech firm Genosis, promises its male users a 95 percent accurate indication, with an hour, of their sperm count.

"All the man has to do is produce a sample, push a button and twist a switch and he will be able to assess that he has enough sperm that can swim to fertilise an egg," said University of Birmingham professor Chris Barratt.

The one-time test, sold with a companion test for women that gives a result in 30 minutes, will go on sale next Monday through the nationwide Boots pharmacy chain.

'All the man has to do is produce a sample, push a...
Other pharmacies are already selling it.

Until now fertility tests were only for women.

Fertell is not cheap at £79.99 (about R850) per test but a Genosis spokesperson told AFP: "When you think about all the science that's gone into it, it's justifiable."

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