SAT - Arab Emirates

What is SAT?

SAT is a test to study the genetic factor of male infertility.
This test evaluates the percentage of spermatozoa with chromosomal abnormalities in a sperm sample. Analysis is performed on the chromosomes most frequently associated with spontaneous miscarriages and children with chromosomal abnormalities (chromosomes 13, 18, 21,
X and Y).

Is SAT for you?

This test is recommended if:

You’ve suffered recurrent miscarriage
You’ve had several IVF treatments without success
You’ve had a previous pregnancy with chromosomal aneuploidy
You’re a man with impaired sperm parameters

Features

Benefits

Why use SAT?

Increases pregnancy rate.
Decreases miscarriage risk.
SAT helps to provide personalised genetic guidance to the couple before IVF treatment

In couples with an abnormal SAT, it is clinically advisable to perform PGT-A (Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies) to select chromosomally normal embryos for transfer.*
*Rodrigo et al., 2014.

How does it work?