12/05/2026
Super S***m!
When it comes to IVF, we don’t just use any s***m, we search for the Olympians! 🏃♂️
Before fertilisation, every s***m sample goes through a specialised S***m Preparation process in the IVF lab.
Think of it as the ultimate obstacle course designed to find the best swimmers:
1. Density Gradient Centrifugation: This is like a high-tech filter. We layer the sample into special solutions, spin it really fast, and only the strongest, healthiest, and best-shaped s***m manage to swim through the layers to the bottom. All the slow, poor-quality debris is left behind.
2. Swim-Up Method: This is the s***m marathon. The sample is left to sit, and the most active s***m instinctively swim up out of the solution and into a fresh, clean media.
Why do we do this? To select the most motile (best moving) and morphologically normal (best shaped) s***m, increasing the chances of a successful fertilisation and a healthy embryo.
Our Goal: Quality, not just quantity.
