¿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 [...]
Tracking sperm over 50 years: From manual video micrography to cutting edge Computer Aided Sperm Analysis Currently, Computer Aided Sperm Analysis (CASA) systems are highly sophisticated and are used to evaluate sperm quality quantitatively by measurement of sperm concentration, motility, morphology, vitality, fragmentation, and the acrosome reaction among others. These aspects incorporate [...]
On March 1st, our company participated in the tenth edition of the Master's Degree In Reproductive Medicine, organized by the Department of Biotechnology of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Alicante (UA) and the Instituto Bernabeu de Alicante (IB), by doing a practical workshop on semen analysis. In this session, [...]
Nuestro gran amigo, el microscopio El gran amigo de cualquier biólogo, veterinario, investigador, técnico, etc., que trabaje con muestras de semen es… ¡el microscopio! El microscopio es una herramienta esencial para poder llevar a cabo la gran mayoría de pruebas para el análisis de semen. Para hacer uso del microscopio es necesario [...]
Microptic, a world leading Spanish company in the field of semen analysis and biotechnology, is a new partner of FENIN (Spanish Federation of Healthcare Technology Companies), an intersectoral federation which brings together manufacturing companies and associations, importers and distributers of healthcare technologies and devices, and all of them are suppliers to healthcare [...]
On January 18, our company participated in the third edition of the “Master in Assisted Human Reproduction Technologies”, organized by Eugin Clinic and UPF Barcelona School of Management, by doing a theoretical and practical workshop on semen analysis with MICROPTIC CASA Systems. In this session, held in the new laboratory of Eugin [...]
Is my semen infected? Everything you need to know about leukocytospermia What is leukocytospermia? Leukocytes are white blood cells, which protect the body against infectious diseases and foreign invaders. An increase in leukocytes in the body can be a sign of infection or inflammation. These leukocytes are commonly found in semen samples. [...]
What does WHO4, WHO 5, WHO 6 and the literature say about the use of CASA? Computer aided sperm analysis is capable of measuring sperm parameters such as motility, morphology, vitality etc. quantitatively and accurately. The question is to what extent does WHO 4, 5 and 6 accept CASA technology as both [...]
WHO laboratory manual for the examination and processing of human semen The WHO just released the sixth edition of its Manual for the Laboratory Examination and Processing of Human Semen. This document provides updated, standardized, evidence-based procedures and recommendations for laboratory managers, scientists and technicians. See more
The advantages of a multidisciplinary team - my personal experience As the scientist I am, I have always considered myself as a curious person with the need to question my environment and learn more about the unknown. Going a little bit deeper into my personal experience, I spent 15 years in the [...]
