Sperm Aneuploidy Screening

Sperm Aneuploidy Testing is a diagnostic tool used to determine the treatment options for male infertility. This test helps to identify the proportion of sperm cells with a defective chromosome count in the semen.

Aneuploidy refers to the condition where there is a an altered number of chromosomes within a cell. Sperm aneuploidy has a negative impact on assisted reproductive technology outcome. Increased sperm aneuploidy rate results in a higher rate of pregnancy failure.

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Sperm aneuploidy is primarily genetically controlled. Besides that, sperm aneuploidy is associated with

• advanced age
• pollution and cigarette smoking
• alcohol consumption
• cancer chemotherapy

Sperm Aneuploidy Screening is recommended for men with abnormal semen parameters, asthenozoospermia (reduced sperm motility) and oligozoospermia (low spermatozoon count), and couples who have experienced:

• recurrent pregnancy loss
• previous aneuploid conceptions
• recurrent IVF treatment failure

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