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Other factors in male fertility

By |2022-06-17T12:52:23+02:00June 17th, 2022|Blog|

Are factors apart from sperm functional parameters important in assessing potential male fertility? In previous blogs I alluded to the many ways used to assess sperm quality. The gold standard for human semen analysis is the World Health Organization Manual. The most recent edition is referred to as WHO 6 (2021). I [...]

Environmental contaminants

By |2022-05-17T12:32:36+02:00May 17th, 2022|Blog|

Are emerging environmental contaminants a threat to male fertility? Unexplained male infertility is evident in up to 25% of male factor infertility cases and exposure to environmental contaminants could be one of many culprits in the global decline in male fertility. Since many of these compounds end up in water bodies, it [...]

Seminograma

By |2022-04-21T12:06:52+02:00April 21st, 2022|Blog|

¿Qué es un seminograma y para qué sirve? El seminograma es una prueba fundamental para determinar el grado de fertilidad masculina. Suele realizarse en el marco de un tratamiento de reproducción asistida, cuando los miembros de la pareja detectan dificultades para conseguir un embarazo. Asimismo, sirve para determinar si el hombre sufre [...]

Webinar: DNA fragmentation and oxidative stress – May 5th

By |2022-04-20T16:58:08+02:00April 20th, 2022|News|

Microptic organizes a new free webinar on May 5th: DNA fragmentation and oxidative stress on human sperm cells. Are you stressed? Your sperm too! In this webinar we’ll talk about the importance of oxidative stress on the integrity and viability of human sperm cells, giving special emphasis to the role it plays in [...]