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Sesión “Sperm Today!” en Togo – 28 de junio

By |2022-06-28T15:49:38+02:0028 Jun 2022|News|

La semana pasada la Clínica BIASA organizó un taller en Togo (20-21 de junio de 2022) con la colaboración de MICROPTIC. Éste consistía en una sesión teórica y práctica, bajo el nombre de “Sperm Today!”, con las intervenciones de nuestras compañeras Elsa Delacroix (Jefa de Exportación) y Glòria Martínez (Bióloga). Los temas [...]

Other factors in male fertility

By |2022-06-17T12:53:28+02:0017 Jun 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 |2022-05-17T12:32:53+02:0017 May 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 [...]