Inside the ZyMōt Chip: How Microfluidics Picks Better Sperm

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In this episode of Taco Bout Fertility Tuesday, Dr. Mark Amols takes a deep dive into the ZyMōt microfluidic sperm chip — a device designed to mimic nature’s way of selecting the healthiest sperm.

We explore:

• Why sperm DNA fragmentation matters for fertilization, embryo quality, and miscarriage risk.
• How the ZyMōt chip works compared to traditional methods like swim-up and density gradient centrifugation.
• What the science really shows — from lab data to clinical trials — including studies where the chip nearly doubled live birth rates in male-factor infertility, and others where it made little difference in unselected IVF populations.
• Which patients benefit the most: men with high DNA fragmentation, couples with male-factor infertility, and those with failed fertilization or poor embryos in past cycles.
• Practical considerations — cost, limitations, and why some clinics use it for everyone while others use it selectively.

Is it a true game changer, or just another lab gadget? Tune in to find out.

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