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The test is said to be positive if many normal live sperm are seen swimming in the mucus sampleThe sperm should be swimming in a fairly straight line and reasonably vigorously A positive PCT is very reassuring and implies that : The husband is likely to be producing enough normal sperIntercourse results in semen being deposited in the vaginThe cervical glands are healthySufficient estrogen is being produced before ovulation, suggesting that ovulation is normalThere are no antibodies in the mucus hostile to the sperm What if the PCT is negative? Some of the reasons for a negative test are: The PCT was not done at the best time. For example, the PCT may have been done too early or too late in the cycle. Wrong timing is the commonest reason for a negative test and can even cause repeatedly negative tests.There was no ovulation the month of the test - perhaps because of the strain or stress of making love to order.The sperm count was poor. Obviously, men with persistently low sperm counts, or men with poor motile sperm, may be responsible for a negative PCT.There may be an abnormality of the cervix - for example, chronic infection in the cervix may prevent production of adequate mucus; and some women with a scarred cervix may not produce enough mucusPatients who have had surgery on the cervix ( for example, cervical conisation, in which a cone of cervical tissue is removed to treat cervical dysplasia) often have this problem.The cervix is producing antibodies to the sperm.Medications such as clomiphene, tamoxifen, progesterones and danazol - all drugs used for infertility problems - can interfere with the production of good mucus. Remember that a negative test is meaningful only if it is repeatedly negative under perfect conditions. We never do the PCT test in our practise, because we feel it provides very limited information, and does not affect the treatment plan.