Important New Sperm Test for Male Fertility | InfertilityTV
Male Fertility Dr Randy Morris MD-The BOARD CERTIFIED fertility expert discusses an important new #spermtest
Here’s the problem with the #semenanalysis - it does not tell you about the function of sperm. What we have needed for a long time is a sperm test that tells you the ability of sperm to fertilize an egg. Well, now we have one - it is called the Cap-Score Sperm Function Test.
Here are the basics. During sex, a man ejaculates and releases sperm into the vagina. At that moment, those sperm are not yet able to fertilize an egg. In order to develop that ability, the sperm needs to undergo several changes. This is known as capacitation.
Capacitation results in the ability of various molecules in the head of the sperm to move around. By looking at the pattern of one of those molecules, Gm1, we can now determine whether a sperm has undergone capacitation or not.
With this test, we can now determine what percentage of the sperm has undergone capacitation. This is known as the Cap-Score. Most men with normal fertility have high Cap-Scores. Most guys with fertility problems have low Cap-Scores.
More importantly, the results of a semen analysis won’t predict your Cap-Score. You can have large numbers of sperm that are great swimmers and a normal shape but be unable to fertilize eggs! So this is an important new test for men to have when they get their semen analysis.
The Cap-Score Sperm Function Test is not available everywhere yet but you can, of course, get it at IVF1
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