Genetics
Genetics is the branch of biology that studies how biological inheritance is transmitted from parents to children and how our body works. Learn the details of the specialty and the latest avant-garde. The transmission of diseases and what we can do at Instituto Bernabeu to detect them and prevent them from being transmitted to new generations. As well as the new tests and firsts that arise from our lines of research.
Seminal lavage in males with HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus and, during its most advanced stage of infection, it leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Whilst there is currently no cure for HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral treatments do exist that stop the symptoms […]
Do I suffer from low ovarian response? how should I treat it?
We refer to low response when the number of eggs obtained in a patient during an IVF cycle is lower than expected. A patient is defined as a low responder when 3 or less eggs […]
Fragile X chromosome syndrome and fertility
What are the physical characteristics and symptoms of the X Fragile syndrome? Fragile X syndrome is one of the most common causes of hereditary intellectual disability. The gene responsible for the disease is known as […]
Haemophilia, fertility and pregnancy
Haemophilia is a genetic and congenital disorder that affects coagulation. Blood does not coagulate properly and, as a result, people with haemophilia have haemorrhage or bleeding episodes of varying severity and in different areas that can arise spontaneously […]
Effects of advanced paternal age on fertility
Owing to sociocultural and economic factors, there has been a considerable increase in recent years in the number of men over the age of 35 who wish to have children. As a couple ages, the […]
Relevance of reproductive counselling
Before seeking pregnancy, women generally plan their gestation and take nutritional supplements, such as folic acid, which is fundamental for the prevention of defects of the neural tube in the foetus. For greater assurance that […]
From the very moment when sperm fertilises an ova, a new embryo starts developing and a large number of cell divisions take place. This embryo development is observed in an in vitro fertilisation laboratory up until the […]
Are sterility and infertility the same? No, they are two completely different concepts. Sterility is the inability to conceive whilst infertility is the inability to complete a full term pregnancy and give birth to a healthy child. […]
What does an embryo biopsy entail?
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique that provides a ‘genetic understanding’ of the embryo before it is transferred to the uterus. Thanks to this technique, we are able to study the embryo’s chromosomal make-up and […]
Reproduction and genetics guidance
Genetics guidance is the exchange through which an expert in genetics provides patients and their families with information and support on a genetic condition, inheriting that condition, the risk of recurrence and the implications for the individual and his […]