Sustainability at IVI has always been one of our priotities. In the past month of April, the 10th IVIRMA Congress took place in Malaga. It’s a globally recognized event in the field of assisted reproduction. Over several sessions, more than 1,500 attendees became acquainted with the future pillars of reproductive medicine. The whole event was… View Article
smAccording to the 2019 European Health Survey, 25% of European adults smoke regularly. What is striking is that 2% regularly use electronic nicotine delivery systems. We are facing a growing trend, especially amongst young people. May 31st is World No Tobacco Day, and that’s why we want to analyze whether these electronic cigarettes are really… View Article
Premature ovarian failure, also called primary ovarian insufficiency, occurs when the ovaries stop functioning normally before the age of 40. When this happens, the ovaries do not produce normal amounts of estrogen or ovulate regularly. This condition affects 1% of women under 40 in Europe and is often a cause of infertility. Today on our… View Article
A low sperm count indicates that the seminal sample contains a lower number of spermatozoa than normal. This condition is known as oligospermia, while the complete absence of spermatozoa is called azoospermia. We consider it a low sperm count when the sperm concentration is below 15 million per milliliter. We are seeing a growing level… View Article
Sperm motility is the ability of sperm to move, in a straight line or a large sweeping curve. It is one of the three measures of sperm health, the other two being sperm count and sperm morphology, i.e. having a normal shape. Motility is important for fertility because if sperm have it poor, they are… View Article
The future of medicine may lie in one of the findings presented at the 10th IVIRMA Congress, held in Malaga recently. A team of researchers led by Dr. Jacob Hanna, from the Department of Molecular Genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, has created artificial embryos from synthetic mouse cells. These embryos have been developed… View Article
Over all these years of reproductive medicine, the values related to the morphology of the embryo, which can correlate with the possibilities of its implantation, have been studied. In addition, in recent years, the embryo has been studied using time-lapse technology, allowing a more precise understanding of embryo development, while at the same time serving… View Article
If you’re pregnant, you have been through puberty. You may already know about the effects of hormonal changes on your body and your mood. But, as with puberty, these changes and fluctuations are essential for the process of forming a new life. So, in the bigger picture, they are good for you and your baby…. View Article
For yet another year, IVI has been present at the congress of the Society for Reproductive Research (SRI), which held its 70th edition in Brisbane. It is one of the most important reproductive medicine events in the world, which is why we presented several papers, some of which received awards. Research activity is one of… View Article
Taboos in fertility are widespread. The time has come for us to put an end to these taboos. During more than 30 years IVI has been at the forefront of reproductive medicine. We have put a face and a name to many cases of men and women who dreamed of having a child. We have… View Article