The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the 11th February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Although the proportion of women with higher education is increasing, there are still very few who devote their professional lives to research. Moreover, it is not because of a lack of talent or will...
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Sperm quality and chemical toxics
“Toxics are breaking our balls”. Under this motto, we want to alert about the environmental pollution caused by chemical toxics, which is the main cause of the worsening of the males’ sperm quality. Our scientific studies confirm it: they show that the causes classically attributed to this worsening (such as stress, tight pants, alcohol,...
First pregnancy at Institut Marquès thanks to Fertile
You know how much I love sharing good news with you. This time, I am particularly proud to explain you how we have obtained a pregnancy on the first cycle carried out using Fertile. Now, you may ask yourselves: what is Fertile? This is a new technique to select the healthiest spermatozoids, so that...
Egg and Sperm Donors: Anonymous or Non-Anonymous?
Egg and sperm donors: anonymous or non-anonymous? In France, according to the new law that has just come into force, from now on only non-anonymous egg and sperm donation will be allowed. Children born through in vitro fertilisation with donor eggs or sperm will be able to know their identity when they reach the...
Can music improve embryo implantation?
At Institut Marquès we continue asking questions about the benefits of music in the beginning of life. So, now we want to know if music can also help embryo to implant in the maternal womb. Thus, we are carrying out a study with patients from all around the world using Babypod. We want to...
The semen sample collection. What do men like?
When we ask a man to bring a semen sample for analysis or other studies there is usually no problem. He obtains it at home and brings it to us. However, when it is time to provide the sample for an In-Vitro Fertilisation, things change. In general they are nervous, hypersensitive because of the...
Infertility and Chemical Substances (Endocrine Disruptors)
A historical event that caught the media’s attention took place this week: based on the research made by Institut Marquès, a judge from Tarragona initiated proceedings to investigate the chemical substances emitted by the chemical plants in the province of Tarragona. As mentioned in previous posts –Why is male fertility decreasing? and Toxics in...
“Embryo’s Big Brother”
The National Sterility Congress is taking place this week, and one of Institut Marquès’ contributions consists of our learnings on the embryos thanks to the Embryoscope. When our center’s biologists come into the In Vitro Fertilization lab every morning they are fascinated by every embryo’s video. These images are so shocking that we have...
Toxics In Maternal Milk
Today has been very special for me professional-wise! I carried out a press conference in order to present the results of a study that was published in Revista Internacional de Andrología. We analyzed and compared the concentration of 38 toxic substances in the maternal milk of both catalan and galician women in order to...
Why Is Male Fertility Decreasing?
For obvious reasons, us women are attracted to sperm. In my case, I am dedicated to the study of sterility, so lets say it’s a healthy attraction. For this reason, I have pushed my sterility team to investigate male infertility for ten years. Institut Marquès has been studying the quality of Spanish males’ sperm...
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