Motility
What about using caffeine coated slides for evaluating motility?
- Caffeine coated slides are often used for motility evaluations instead of using a proper warming technique. Caffeine stimulates motility of sperm cells and is thought to be correlated with the degree of motility once the cells enter the female reproductive tract.
- Note: There is some evidence that caffeine may over-stimulate cells of some ejaculates and, therefore, a false estimate would be recorded
- Consult with your semen supplier about this practice.