The Human Fertilization Process Sperm Capacitation & Transport Millions of sperm are deposited into the vagina and must swim through the cervix and uterus to reach the fallopian tubes. During this journey, they undergo capacitation, a “priming” process where the female tract’s fluids strip away certain proteins, giving sperm the ability to penetrate the egg. Meeting in the Ampulla Fertilization usually happens in the ampulla, the widest part of the fallopian tube. The egg (oocyte) is surrounded

Will IVF work with an abnormal sperm sample? 🤔 💦 Yes, it can! Even with an abnormal sample, ICSI allows us to find the best sperm possible from a sample of millions to inject directly into the egg for insemination. 💉🥚 A sperm sample needs the below stats to be considered a "Normal" sample: - 15 million sperm per mL - 40% motility - 4% morphology (shape and size) - 50% alive •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #infertility #fertility #fertilityjourney #fertilitycommunity #ttc #ttcjourney #ttccommunity #familyplannin

How do we determine if a sperm sample is considered normal or abnormal? 🤔 💦 Sperm is considered morphologically abnormal when it has one of the three characteristics: - Irregular head - Irregular body - Irregular tail If any of these is abnormal then the sperm itself is classified as abnormal! 💢 •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #infertility #fertility #fertilityjourney #fertilitycommunity #ttc #ttcjourney #ttccommunity #ivf #miniivf #ivfwarrior #ivfsuccess #ivfsisters #pregnancy #sperm #spermquality #semenanalysi

After the sperm is successfully separated through one of the three sperm washing methods - Basic Wash, Gradient Sperm Wash, or Swim-Up method - the Andrologist will start to remove the remaining liquid from the sample tube and check the final count of motile sperm. 🐟💦 After that is done the sample is ready for IUI! The rule of thumb for IUI is that there should be at least 5 million motile sperm after processing to be successful. If the initial number is too low, you may be asked to give anoth

Sperm meets egg, egg meets uterus, and boom: pregnancy. | Docteur Ahmed SKHIRI Gynecologue

All the fun sperm and egg things at the international infertility meeting. What's your favorite one? #infertility #IVF #ttc #infertilitywarrior #ivfwarrior #infertilityjourney #Reels #reelsvideo #reelsviral #reelinstagram | Steven Palter