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MACS is a technique that allows sperm with the best characteristics to be selected, eliminating those destined to die without achieving fertilization and choosing the healthiest ones, which increases the possibility of pregnancy.

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What is MACS?

What is MACS?

What is MACS?

MACS (Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting) is an immunomagnetic technique allowing the selection of those spermatozoa that do not show signs of cell damage or death (called apoptosis), and therefore maintain their entire DNA intact. 

Seminal quality is a crucial factor when it comes to achieving a pregnancy, since it affects both fertilization and subsequent embryo quality. There are different factors that affect semen quality and one of them is the presence of apoptotic sperm. These damaged sperm can be removed from the sample using this technique because their membranes contain markers that can be detected, thus obtaining a fraction that is free of them and, therefore, better quality.

In what cases is it indicated?

This technique can be used with any kind of patient, but is mainly used with:

  • Patients going through an artificial insemination treatment.
  • Patients who have a high level of DNA fragmentation in their sperm sample.
  • Patients who have had repeated miscarriages with an unidentified cause.
  • Patients who have had at least one previous treatment cycle or who have poor embryo quality which is not attributable to the eggs.

RESULTS

90% of patients who undergo an assisted reproduction treatment at IVI become pregnant.

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TECHNOLOGY

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Results

Results

Results

Our IVI assisted reproduction clinics are pioneers in the application of Magnetic Activated Cell Sorting (MACS), with results indicating an improvement of up to 10-15% in the pregnancy rate.

Procedure

The MACS technique involves the use of antibodies bound to tiny biodegradable magnetic particles that have the ability to recognize apoptotic sperm, that is, damaged sperm that are not able to fertilize the egg.

The sample is passed through columns with a magnetic field, so that these apoptotic sperm cells are retained in the walls of the column.

Thus, the fraction we obtain only contains healthy spermatozoa with the best physiological qualities for use in assisted reproduction treatments.

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