A research team at the Humboldt University Berlin and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) developed an agent-based computer model to simulate the journey of sperm cells through the female genital tract. Key factors for a successful transit could be identified without the use of animal experiments…
Mail-in sperm testing system just as reliable in predicting male fertility as tests performed in clinic settings
Some 15% of couples struggle with infertility. When couples fail to conceive, guidelines recommend both the man and woman undergo a tandem fertility evaluation. For men, this includes providing at least one semen sample, which is analyzed to determine if there are factors reducing the sperms’ chances of fertilizing an…
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Research identifies sperm biomarker associated with couples’ pregnancy probability
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified a single-measure biomarker in sperm mitochondrial DNA that may predict male reproductive health and pregnancy success. The discovery applies not just to couples seeking care for infertility but also for the general population. This biomarker could become a more accurate predictor…
Guy Agrees to Be SIL's Sperm Donor — But Only if She'll Be His Surrogate
Plenty of LGBTQ parents have a hard enough time as it is — having a baby through adoption, surrogacy, or IVF is no small task. And for one lesbian couple who thought they were finally going to have a child of their own, there was one (big, unexpected) catch. When…
Egg and sperm donors' anonymity can no longer be guaranteed
Anonymity of egg and sperm donors can no longer be guaranteed due to the rising popularity of DNA home-testing kits, experts warn Growing numbers of people are reaching out to their biological parents DNA kits, which cost £50 or more, can connect people through a database Experts have suggested waiving…
Family discovers fertility clinic used wrong sperm to conceive child
Family discovers fertility clinic used the wrong sperm to conceive their daughter, now 24, when she gifted her parents an Ancestry.com DNA test to trace the family tree as a Christmas present last year Rebecca Cartellone, 24, of Delaware, Ohio, gifted her parents an at-home DNA test as a Christmas…
'Extraordinarily Rare' Semi-Identical Twins Were Born in Australia
Twins can be fraternal, identical — and in extremely rare cases — semi-identical. A pair of twins born in January 2014 in Australia share all of their mother's genes, but only 78 percent of their father's, according to a new case report published yesterday (Feb. 27) in The New England…
Scientists discover cannabis alters the DNA of sperm
Men should stop smoking cannabis for at least SIX MONTHS before trying to start a family because the drug alters the DNA of their sperm and ‘may pose a risk to their children’ Changes occur in the DNA that code for growth and organ development These genetic mutations have even…