What Is IVF and How Is It Done?
…fertilize. These are: Standard Insemination (SI) which is placing 10,000 moving sperm with each harvested egg under a drop of oil in embryo culture media; Intracytoplasmic Sperm Insemination (ICSI) which…
…fertilize. These are: Standard Insemination (SI) which is placing 10,000 moving sperm with each harvested egg under a drop of oil in embryo culture media; Intracytoplasmic Sperm Insemination (ICSI) which…
…the testes markedly reducing sperm concentrations. #13 Myth: My mom had miscarriages so I will, too. Fact: Most miscarriages are the result of a chromosomal issue. Your partners sperm contributes…
…can be transmitted through sperm exposure. This exposure occurs because the virus can live within the testes for long after the initial infection. For instance, recent studies demonstrated that Zika…
…Myth: Testosterone supplementation may improve my sperm count. Fact: Exogenous testosterone supplementation sends negative feedback to the testes markedly reducing sperm concentrations. #13 Myth: My mom had miscarriages so I…
…Newman) Only a few hundred of the millions of sperm deposited actually reach the egg. The sperm like hounds to the hunt are thought to be guided to the egg…
Part 5: Additional Sperm Parameters Other sperm parameters can be part of a semen analysis although they are of less significance than count, motility, and especially morphology. These parameters may…
…contribute to recurrent implantation failure, it is not a cure-all solution. Other factors, such as sperm quality, egg quality, and overall health and lifestyle factors, can also play a role…
…hormone) production. Men with obesity also have a higher chance of sperm abnormalities including low testosterone production, low sperm counts, low motility and poor sperm morphology. The Impact of Obesity…
…age; however, it does not have a significant effect until age 40-45, when sperm quality decreases. Male Age and IVF Success A recent well-controlled study of over 4,000 frozen embryo…