Post-Vasectomy Test
When, How & Where
When do I do the Post-Vasectomy sample?
More than 25 ejaculations are required to clear the sperm downstream from the procedure. Very sexually active men – ejaculating at least three times per week – could test at 12 weeks. Infrequent ejaculators (fewer than 1-2 times per week) may consider holding off the test until around 16 weeks.
Do not do your test before 12 weeks for these two reasons:
- Importantly, the test is time-based – you could be all-clear after a few weeks but the sperm find a way through shortly afterwards.
- Pathology companies charge a small an ‘out of pocket’ fee for the semen analysis test in Queensland- around $50 for QML.
How do I do the Post-Vasectomy sample?
Planning your test:
- You will be provided with a request form and seminal fluid pot before you leave the clinic.
- Phone your pathology collection centre before you collect your sample. They will advise you what time to arrive with the sample.
- Abstain from ejaculation for 3-5 days prior to the test.
You must phone a collection centre first!
Doing Your Sample:
- Collect the whole sample into a pot (minimum 1ml is required).
- Do not use a lubricant or a condom (can reduce sperm movement).
- Write the collection time on the pot – this is essential.
- Take the sample straight to the collection centre.
Reasons the test needs to be repeated:
- Not bringing the request form with you. If you have lost the request form then phone us first.
- At a Collection centre: not arranging a time
- At the lab, make sure you ring a bell and follow their instructions.
- Semen Volume < 1ml may need to be repeated because it might be ‘pre-ejaculate’. Remember to abstain, and be sure to collect the whole sample.
- Make doubly sure you write all of your details on the specimen container – including the time of your sample.
What is the price of the semen test?
Pathology companies charge a gap fee for post-vasectomy testing. No pathology providers bulk bill post-vasectomy testing. Why? For the same reason that GPs are dropping bulk billing – because the medicare rebate has not kept up with the cost of providing the service. Gap fees range from around $50 to over $150.
The potential cost of skipping the test goes without saying.
How do I get the results of the post-vasectomy sample?
All results are sent to you via SMS or email within two working days.
I order of likelihood, the reasons you may not have received your result within 3 days are:
- Email has gone to your junk folder
- Done your test outside Queensland? The result is usually sent by ‘snail mail’
- Your mobile phone number or email on your registration form is incorrect
Please contact the clinic if you have not received your result within two full working days.
Seminal Fluid Testing Labs
Your sample is analysed within 2 hours of collection.
You either take the sample straight to the Lab or take it to a collection centre where a courier will take it to the Lab.
The Lab is the best option if you live near one (say within 1 hr’s drive) – because you can drop the sample off anytime during their opening times. When you arrive, be sure to let them know it’s a semen test.
Or you can drop off to a collection centre at the nominated time. You need to phone the provider in advance to find out the drop-off (courier) times. This process works most of the time. Challenges include getting through on the phone, and getting the sample tested within 2 hrs. We are happy to pass on any feedback to the companies.
Main QLD Providers are QML, SNP & 4Cyte, with laverty & Douglass Hanly Moir in NSW.
The tables below are a guide that is updated regularly, but please confirm with the pathology company first.
QML
Prior to collection you MUST contact your QML Pathology to arrange the best time and place to deliver the specimen.
Test Fee around $55 (Sept 2025).
QML Locations
STOP-PRESS 24/10/2025: We are receiving feedback from patients that the samples now have to be dropped off a the actual laboratory, we are seeking further information and will update when we know more.
Drop the sample off to the Lab if you live within 1 hr’s drive.
Atlernatively , there are around 20 QML Collection centres in SEQ that accept seminal fluid samples with prior arrangement.
To find your closest collection centre, go to The QML website and filter for ‘Semen Fluid Analysis’. Search for the location as follows:
1- Enter your suburb
2- Click on ‘Search by day, time or test’
3- Select ‘Semen Fluid Analysis’ on the dropdown list.
Phone the QML Main phone line in advance to find out the courier times for your chosen collection centre. Ph 0731214444 , Option 1 for Patient, Option 4 General, Option 5 Operator.
Here is a link to QML’s pre-test information.
| Airlie Beach | Whitsunday Doctors Service, Unit 2, 257 Shute Harbour Road, Airlie Beach, QLD, 4802 | N |
| Annerley | Shop 1, 548 Ipswich Road, Annerley, QLD, 4103 | N |
| Auchenflower Wesley Hospital | The Sandford Jackson Building, Ground Floor, 30 Chasely Street, Auchenflower, QLD, 4066 | Y |
| Beenleigh | Primary Medical Centre, 204 Main St, Beenleigh, QLD, 4207 | N |
| Beenleigh | Unit 2, 70 City Road, Beenleigh, QLD, 4207 | N |
| Belmont | Belmont Road Shopping Village, Shop 12, 185 Belmont Rd, Belmont, QLD, 4153 | N |
| Benowa | Pindara Private Hospital, Specialist Suites, Level 2, 39 Allchurch Avenue, Benowa, QLD, 4217, Suite 2.07-2.08 | N |
| Browns Plains | Plains Junction Shopping Centre, Shop 2, 24-48 Browns Plains Road, Browns Plains, QLD, 4118 | N |
| Buderim Hospital | Buderim Hospital Specialist Centre, Lyrebird Street Buderim, QLD, 4556 | Y |
| Bundaberg | Bundaberg Pathology, Southside Central Shopping Centre, Shop 7b, 56 Walker Street, Walkervale, QLD, 4670 | N |
| Cairns | Cairns Day Surgery Building - U3, 156-160 Grafton Street, Cairns City, QLD, 4870 | Y |
| Caloundra | Trinity House, Suite 3, 39-41 Minchinton St, Caloundra, QLD, 4551 | N |
| Cannonvale | Tenancy 5, 121 Shute Harbour Road, Cannonvale, QLD, 4802 | N |
| Capalaba | Shop 10, 109 Old Cleveland Rd, Capalaba, QLD, 4157 | N |
| Charters Towers | Consulting Room 2, Lease C, 11 Gill Street, Lissner, QLD, 4820 | N |
| Childers | Pathology Room, Childers Doctors Surgery, 3 Ashby Lane, Childers, QLD, 4660 | N |
| Emerald | Shops 1,2a & 2b, 121 Egerton St, Emerald, QLD, 4720 | N |
| Everton Park | North West Specialist Centre, Suite 8, 137A Flockton Street, Everton Park, QLD, 4053 | Y |
| Gladstone | 2 Tank Street, Gladstone Central, QLD, 4680 | Y |
| Gympie | Cooloola Specialist & Diagnostic Centre, 74 Channon Street, Gympie, QLD, 4570 | N |
| Hervey Bay | Point Vernon Medical Precinct, 32 Murphy Street, Point Vernon, QLD, 4655 | N |
| Hervey Bay | The Liuzzi Chambers, Suite 4, 14 Liuzzi Street, Pialba, QLD, 4655, Level A | N |
| Hervey Bay | Scarness Medical Centre, Shop 4, 355 Esplanade, Scarness, QLD, 4655 | N |
| Ingham | Hinchinbrook Health Care, T24-T26, Hinchinbrook Central, 86-92 Herbert Street, Ingham, QLD, 4850 | N |
| Ipswich | 7 Roderick Street, Ipswich, QLD, 4305 | Y |
| Logan Central | Logan City Shopping Centre, Shop 16, Cnr Kingston Rd &, Wembley Rd, Logan Central, QLD, 4114 | N |
| Mackay | Shakespeare Street Medical Centre, 17 Shakespeare Street, East Mackay, QLD, 4740 | N |
| Mackay | Courts Corner, Tenancy D, 142 Nebo Rd, Mackay, QLD, 4740 | N |
| Mackay | Pathology Room, Family Health Care,, 160 Boundary Road, Ooralea, QLD, 4740 | N |
| Mackay | The Gas Works, Shop 11a, 137 Shakespeare Street, Mackay, QLD, 4740 | N |
| Mackay | QML Pathology, Tenancy B, 29A Brisbane Street, Mackay, QLD, 4740 | Y |
| Maryborough | Pathology Room, Maryborough Clinic, 256 Bazaar Street, Maryborough, QLD, 4650 | N |
| Mt Pleasant | Shop 4a, Greenfield Convenience Centre, 4 Grandview Drive, Mount Pleasant, Mackay, QLD, 4740 | N |
| Murrarie | 11 Riverview Place, Metroplex on Gateway, Murarrie | Y |
| Noosa | Noosa Private Hospital, 111 Goodchap St, Noosaville, QLD, 4566 | Y |
| North Lakes | Level 1, 10 Endeavour Blvd, North Lakes, QLD, 4509 | Y |
| Pialba | Shop 13, 200 Boat Harbour Drive, Pialba, QLD, 4655 | N |
| Rockhampton | 28-30 Bolsover Street, Rockhampton City, QLD, 4700 | Y |
| Southport | Gold Coast Private Hospital, Suite 21, , Ground Floor, 14 Hill Street, Southport, QLD, 4215, (Off Parklands Drive) | Y |
| St Andrews | St Andrews Place, Suite 279, 33 North Street, Spring Hill, QLD, 4000, Ground Floor | Y |
| Townsville | Oxford Medical Suites, Ground Floor, 16-18 Oxford St, Hyde Park, QLD, 4812 | Y |
| Wishart | Shop 9, 280 Newnham Road, Wishart, QLD, 4122 | N |
Sullivan & Nicolaides
Prior to collection you MUST contact your nearest Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology to arrange the best time and place to deliver the specimen. (specific phone numbers for locations below).
Test Fee is $82 out of pocket (Sept 2025).
Here is a link to SNP’s pre-test information.
| Bowen Hills | 24 Hurworth Street, BOWEN Hills (onsite collection facilities available at this location) | Y | 07 3377 8666 |
| Benowa | Pindara Specialist Suites, Level 2, 29 Carrara Street | Y | 07 5644 8550 |
| Bundaberg | Friendly Society Private Hospital, 19 – 23 Bingera Street | Y | 07 4155 4000 |
| Cairns | Suite 3, 195 Abbott Street | Y | 07 4053 0700 |
| Coffs Harbour | 80 Albany Street | Y | 02 6648 2100 |
| Hervey Bay | Sara Stella Medical Centre, St Stephen’s Hospital, 182-198 Nissen Street | Y | 07 4303 2359 |
| Lismore | St Vincent’s Specialist Centre, Suite 2, 20 Dalley Street | Y | 02 6620 1200 (must call to book as can only take 2 – 3 bookings per day) |
| Mackay | Oasis Plaza, 118 Sams Road | Y | 07 4942 5747 |
| Rockhampton | Rock Building, Ground Floor, 102 Bolsover Street | Y | 07 4923 9888 |
| Sunshine Coast | Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital, 3 Doherty Street, | Y | 07 5459 1466 |
| Toowoomba | St Andrews Hospital, 280 North Street | Y | 07 4699 2000 |
| Townsville | 32 Fulham Road, Pimlico | Y | 07 4727 5555 |
| Tugun | John Flynn Private Hospital, Boyd St | Y | 07 5507 9777 |
4Cyte
Option 1: Deliver your sample within one hour of your specimen collection to the laboratory at: 12/8 Metroplex Av, Murrarie, QLD. (Mon-Fri: 8am – 5pm) (Sat:1-5pm) – no need to call.
Option 2: Prior to collection you contact your nearest 4Cyte Pathology to arrange the best time and place to deliver the specimen – Phone 0481464432 to arrange your time.
Note that 4Cyte collection Centres does not specify which collection centre takes seminal fluid samples but you can check the locations on the table below.
Finally, complete their form prior to collection.
Test Fee $32 (Sept 2025).
| MURRARIE | 12/8 Metroplex Av, Murrarie | Y |
| ARUNDEL | 146 Olsen Avenue (onsite collection facilities available at this location) | N |
| GOODNA | 33 Smiths Road | N |
| LOGANHOLME | Shop 1/195 – 225 Bryants Road | N |
| NORTH LAKES | 42 North Lakes Drive | N |
Douglass Hanly Moir
Douglass Hanly Moir have quite a few collection centres in NSW. You must contact your nearest collection centre to arrange the best time and place to deliver the specimen. Appointments are usually required at regional centres.
Visit their website to view instructions and follow their links to ‘Fertility assessment or Post-vasectomy’ (Regional + Cosmopolitan). The links include location opening times and phone numbers that we summarise below.
| BATHURST | Bathurst Private Hospital, Gormans Hill Road | 02 6333 3900 | Y |
| DUBBO | 223A Darling Street | 02 6826 5455 | Y |
| GATESHEAD | Lake Macquarie Specialist Medical Centre, Ground Floor, 6 – 8 Sydney Street | 02 4904 9600 | Y |
| MILDURA | 120 Langtree Avenue | 03 5021 1626 | Y |
| NORTH GOSFORD | Suite 2, 12 Jarrett Street | 02 4337 3555 | Y |
| ORANGE | 7 – 9 Dora Street | 02 6393 9700 | Y |
| PORT MACQUARIE | 52 Lord Street | 02 6589 2900 | Y |
| TAMWORTH | 199 Peel Street | 02 6766 2401 | Y |
| WAGGA WAGGA | St Gerard’s Wing, Calvary Hospital, Hardy Avenue | 02 6932 6700 | Y |
Laverty
Prior to collection you MUST contact your nearest Collection centre to arrange the best time and place to deliver the specimen.
Visit the Laverty website and filter for Semen Post-Vasectomy Analysis.
You can complete their form prior to collection or at the centre.
| Coffs Harbour | 32 Walter Morris Close, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450 | 02 8552 1011 | Y |
| Port Macquarie | The Hermitage, Suite 8, 72-80 Lakes Rd Port Macquarie, NSW 2444 Australia | 02 9005 7006 | Y |
| Taree | Suit 2 Ground Floor, Potaroo Drive, Taree, NSW, 2430 | 02 8552 1011 | Y |
| Forster | 29 Breckenridge St, Forster, NSW 2428 | 02 8552 1011 | N |
| Rutherford | Suit 2, 17 West Mall, Rutherford, NSW, 2320 | 02 8552 1011 | N |
| Thornton | 2 Poynton Place, Suit 9, Thornton, NSW 2322 | 02 8552 1011 | N |
| Adamstown | Brunker Road Practice, 282 Brunker Road, Adamstown, NSW, 2289 | 02 8552 1011 | Y |
| North Gosford | North Gosford Medical Centre, 66 Etna Street, (24 Henry Parry Dr), North Gosford, NSW, 2250 | 02 8552 1011 | Y |
| North Ryde(Main Lab) | Ground Floor, 60 Waterloo Road, North Ryde, NSW, 2113 | 02 8552 1011 | Y |
| Blacktown | Pacific Medical Centre, 23-27 First Ave, Blacktown, NSW, 2148 | 02 8552 1011 | N |
| Penrith | Path Room Ground Floor, 223-225 High Street, Penrith, NSW, 2750 | 02 8552 1011 | N |
| Liverpool | Suite 11 Bigge Street Medical Centre, 42-44 Bigge Street, Liverpool, NSW, 2170 | 02 8552 1011 | N |
| Kareena Private Hospital | 86 Kareena Road, Caringbah, NSW, 2229 | 02 8552 1011 | N |
| Campbelltown | Shop R7, 4 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown, NSW, 2560 | 02 8552 1011 | N |
| Barrack Heights | Suite 10, Centre Health Complex, 9-25 Captain Cook Drive Barrack Heights, NSW | 02 4295 8900 | Y |
| Caringbah | 86 Kareena Road Caringbah, NSW 2229 Australia | 02 9717 0288 | Y |
| Garran | 11/2 Garran Place Garran ACT 2605 | 02 6131 8500 | Y |
| Hurstville | Level 1, 37 Gloucester Road Hurstville, NSW 2220 Australia | 02 9579 7766 | Y |
| Merewether | 23 Merewether Street Merewether, NSW 2291 Australia | 02 4929 8729 | Y |
| Strathfield | Suite 1, 3 Everton Road Strathfield, NSW 2135 Australia | 02 9747 6972 | Y |
| Tamworth | 30 Marius Street Tamworth, NSW 2340 Australia | 02 6768 5333 | Y |
| Wagga Wagga | 1 Rabaul Place Ashmont, NSW 2650 Australia | 02 5942 8366 | Y |