Do I have to keep the specimen collection tubes in the refrigerator
before AND after I collect the specimen?
The two specimen collection tubes should be kept at room temperature
until use. The cooling packs that are included with the kit,
however, should be placed in your freezer as soon as you receive
your kit and until your specimens are ready to be shipped.
For best results, once your first specimen is placed in the
tube, it should be refrigerated until both specimens have been
collected. After both tubes have been collected, return the
specimens to Cryo-Cell using the original collection kit box
as well as the cooling packs, which are to be kept in the freezer
until the specimens have been sent. Please ensure that
the collection tubes themselves are NEVER frozen before
or after collection.