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SAT Sperm Aneuploidy Test

Analysis of sperm chromosomal abnormalities.

Overview

What is SAT: Sperm Aneuploidy Test?

SAT is a test to study the genetic factor of male infertility.
It allows for the evaluation of the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes (aneuploidy and diploidy) in the sperm.
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).

Features

Benefits
Indications

Why use SAT: Sperm Aneuploidy Test?

Increases pregnancy rate.
Decreases miscarriage risk.
SAT helps to provide personalized 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.