How long has it been used to catch cheaters?
We started doing it seven or eight years ago, and I think we were among the first. I don’t think it’s that common, and it’s still not that common for us. We do a fair number of cases, but it doesn’t compare to, say, paternity testing or forensic tests. What’s a “fair number” of cases? Oh, just hundreds per month, something like that. Not thousands. I think the reason is because most people don’t know it’s available. Of the tests that you do, what percentage of them would you say show semen-positive results? The majority don’t. I don’t know the exact percentage, but I want to say maybe seventy percent [test negative]. And I don’t know if that’s testament to there being more suspicious minds than there are people being unfaithful, or if just means that [clients are] choosing the wrong garments. How long is a semen sample testable? Indefinitely, really, as long as it hasn’t been exposed to the elements — rain, heat, mildew or something like that. It’s a pretty resilient type of sample to
