At Microptic, we asked some of our clients about their research studies they have performed using our SCA system. In this blog, Dr Hatem Bahri (from Tunisia) introduces one of his most important research, presented at the last congress of the Tunisian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics and second prize-winner: Sperm characteristics [...]
First comprehensive CASA study of Free ranging African elephant sperm in the wild: What does it take? It is seldom realized what it really takes to perform such a formidable research task in the total wilderness. It is not as if there are ten elephants behind bars waiting for semen collection in [...]
Dans l’exploration du couple infertile, le spermogramme et spermocytogramme sont toujours les examens de 1ère intention. La technique de référence reste la technique manuelle et la plupart des laboratoires d’analyse médicale peuvent réaliser ces examens, même si souvent les prescripteurs préfèrent qu’ils soient réalisés dans un laboratoire expérimenté en raison des variations [...]
Microptic, compañía líder en el campo del análisis de semen, ha desarrollado un nuevo producto, SCA SCOPE, el primer dispositivo médico totalmente autónomo para evaluación de esperma humano. El producto sale a la venta hoy, 1 de enero. Nuestra compañía tendrá la oportunidad de presentar el nuevo SCA SCOPE en MEDLAB 2019 [...]
Human zero sperm count in the next generation: Really? What are the facts? The aspect of declining sperm count has been debated over many decades and is very controversial. Recently Dr Haqgai Levine presented a paper at the 13th International Symposium on Spermatology in Stockholm that sperm numbers are declining and represent [...]
Sperm Class Analyzer ensures standardization and improves documentation in the world’s largest sperm bank Cryos The market for human sperm has rapidly increased during the last decade – especially due to the acceptance of solo motherhood and homosexual couples with the desire to become parents. As one of the market leaders, Cryos [...]
Three participants at XIII International Symposium on Spermatology explain to us their thoughts on the event: Prof Gerhard van der Horst, Prof Stefan du Plessis and Dr Liana Maree. Representing your country and institution at any international conference is always a great honour, but with that also comes a [...]
Recientemente Microptic ha iniciado una colaboración con Embryotools que ha permitido poner en marcha un nuevo curso de andrología que tendrá lugar, en parte, en las instalaciones de este centro colaborador: Preparación de análisis de semen: Práctica y resolución de problemas (fechas según demanda). Laboratorio de Embryotools, en Barcelona. Acerca [...]
Sperm functionality: Importance in assessing sperm quality, fertilization success and live birth outcome The WHO5 manual (2010) for semen analysis in 2010 sparked a great deal of debate. Perhaps the most important aspects emerging from the debate was that specific “single value” cut-off points are not useful to distinguish between “good and [...]
Retour d’expérience et validation de la méthode d’analyse En 2017 le spermogramme reste un examen incontournable du bilan d’infertilité du couple. Toutefois sa technique de mise en œuvre a peu évolué depuis 30 ans, elle s’appuie sur une analyse manuelle. Le laboratoire Eurofins Biomnis a souhaité s’engager dans une démarche d’automatisation de [...]
