According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), low fertility affects 15 % of couples, the male factor accounting for around 50 % of these.
Science today often struggles to satisfactorily explain the causes of male infertility, while the choices for dealing with this and restoring fertility are limited.
The majority of men with fertility disorders and lack of effective treatment choices resort to assisted reproduction techniques in order to have offspring. Having a good understanding of the genetic basis of male fertility seems to be the most appropriate way for science to reveal the causes of and find the solutions vis-à-vis diagnosing and effectively treating of all male fertility disorders.
The research
Embryolab in collaboration
with BIOZ (Laboratory of Genetics,
Comparative and Evolutionary Biology)
of the School of Biochemistry and
Biotechnology are undertaking
ground-breaking research together.
The subject matter
- The study of genes which are associated with male fertility disorders
- The deep understanding of the genetic basis of spermatogenesis and also the factors which lead to problems.
- The pinpointing of new genes which for the first time are associated with male infertility.
The objective
- To design specialised diagnostic means
- To reach answers and solutions for diagnosing male infertility.
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