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 [...]
Is CASA really required? Views from the past, the present and the future The big questions are: Does CASA measure sperm parameters such as motility, morphology, vitality etc. quantitatively, accurately and to what extent does it enhance clinical spermatology for human and animals and wildlife? Does it provide answers not only on [...]
New ventures in our understanding of sperm functionality In 2016 I wrote a blog on standardization of semen analysis in humans but with the emphasis on reviewing sperm motility analysis since the 1600’s until 2016. I showed the importance of standardization of quantitative semen analyses and the power of CASA in assisting [...]
Barcelona, our city, hosted the 34rd Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in which Microptic participated with an innovative booth. At this special edition our company presented the new SCA SCOPE, a lab equipment for semen assessment that comprises both software and hardware. Thus, analysis can be [...]
Marriage of WHO5 and sperm functionality review and debate Since the appearance of the semen analysis manual of the World Health Organization in 2010 (WHO5), there has been many critical debates about its value and use. In a recent review by Van der Horst and Du Plessis (2017) most of these aspects [...]
