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Magnetic 'radar' could boost men's chance of IVF success

Started by mensfe_admin, 2017-06-08 10:48

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•   Experts at Sheffield University have developed a new method to identify best sperm in a sample without killing them
•   Process uses a 10ft high magnetic resonance machine to examine living cells
•   Doctors have previously had to examine sperm for health then throw it away
•   This could help improve chance of success for IVF by using the healthy sperm
A machine which acts as a 'radar' for sperm could increase the chance of men with fertility problems becoming fathers.
Experts at the University of Sheffield have developed a new technique to identify the best sperm in a sample without killing them.
The process, which uses a 10ft high magnetic resonance spectroscopy machine to examine living sperm cells, will eventually allow doctors to select the most promising cells for use in IVF.
Experts at the University of Sheffield have developed a new technique to identify the best sperm in a sample without killing them
Until now doctors have only been able to examine a sample of sperm for its general health, throw it away, and then take another sample for use in fertility treatment.
That is because usually the very process of examining the sperm kills it.
The new technique approach uses a giant scanner - so big that it requires a step ladder to lower a sample inside - to examine the molectular structure of each sperm cell while keeping it alive.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4535594/New-sperm-scanner-boost-men-s-chance-IVF-success.html#ixzz4jPFatJ6m
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