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The importance of DNA in our lives: April 25 International DNA Day
April 25 is celebrated as DNA Day, commemorating the discovery the DNA structure by Watson and Crick in 1953. Furthermore, this date coincides with another important milestone in the DNA history, such as April 2003, […]
Alcohol effects on fertility, pregnancy and assisted reproduction treatments
Human fertility is a condition predetermined by genetic factors and, later modulated, by biological and social factors. The genetic and biological ones cannot be modified. With assisted reproduction techniques we have managed to overcome previously […]
Expanded GCT. Screening of more than 3000 genetic diseases
Índice1 We have the latest technology to study and avoid the main hereditary diseases2 Instituto Bernabeu leads the latest genetic technology.Genetic Compatibility Test (GCT)3 Incorporated into all our gamete donors screening4 More than 3000 recessive […]
Reduced mobility and fertility
Reproduction issues always need to be dealt with with a degree of sensitivity. When there is also a disability within the couple, the emotional side of things calls for even greater care and steps should […]
Varicocele is the swelling of the veins that drains the blood from the testicles. Incidence in general population is considered to be between 4,4 and 22,6 %. This incidence is higher in males with infertility […]
Estrogens: What are they, what is their function and what benefits can they bring?
What are oestrogens? They are also sex hormones, along with progestogens and androgens. They come from the cholesterol’ s metabolism and are produced mainly in the ovaries and placenta, and, in smaller quantities in the …
Ultrasound scan evaluation for the tubes permeability: Hysterosonography
To evaluate a couple with conception problems, we need to check if there could be some type of obstruction in the fallopian tubes, which are the ducts that connect the uterus with the ovaries, thereby […]
Ablation or genital mutilation includes a series of practices consisting of the total or partial removal of the female external genitals, particularly the clitoris, with the purpose of eliminate all sexual pleasure in women for […]
Radiation effects over male fertility (mobiles, Wi-Fi, microwaves, etc.)
Some electronic devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, Wi-Fi, and microwave ovens, generate non-ionizing radiation that can affect male fertility. This is revealed by one of the latest reviews recently published by Agarwal’s research group […]
What is the corpus luteum?