Most of us are unaware that every day, 17,000 children die from preventable causes. But what’s also surprising is how easy it is to prevent many of those deaths—with just a vaccine, a simple syrup, or access to clean drinking water. At the Reproduction Unit of Centro Gutenberg, we are deeply committed to children and […]
Although oocyte freezing was introduced more than twenty years ago in reproductive medicine, the results obtained until recently had been disappointing. In recent years, however, the development of vitrification as a method for freezing eggs has allowed this technique to be incorporated into the routine of assisted reproduction laboratories. Thanks to vitrification, there are now […]
Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Manuel Martínez Moya, along with Guillermina Muriel Sauco, embarked on an adventure motivated more by hope and dedication than by the possibilities of the moment: helping couples with fertility problems achieve pregnancy. Today, the Centro Gutenberg Reproduction Unit is, without a doubt, the leading center in Málaga, not in vain known […]
At the Gutenberg Centre Reproduction Unit (URE), we have long been using one of the most innovative sperm selection techniques: Magnetic-Activated Cell Sorting (MACS), or Magnetic Separation by Annexin V Columns. What is MACS in assisted reproduction? MACS is a non-invasive technique that separates healthy sperm from those that show signs of apoptosis (programmed cell […]
Many patients at URE Centro Gutenberg ask us, almost daily, if multiple pregnancies can cause problems during assisted reproduction treatment. Let’s start by quickly answering this question: multiple pregnancies are indeed a complication for fertility treatments. But we won’t stop there; today we want to go a little deeper so you can understand why. Did […]