{"id":303037,"date":"2010-02-10T00:15:33","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T05:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/home-sperm-test-kit\/14124\/"},"modified":"2010-02-10T00:15:33","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T05:15:33","slug":"dutch-scientists-develop-home-sperm-counting-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/303037","title":{"rendered":"Dutch scientists develop home sperm counting device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/home-sperm-count-machine.jpg\" alt=\"Dutch scientists develop home sperm counting device\"><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who&#8217;s ever had to drum up the courage to visit a male fertility center will agree that today&#8217;s process for sperm counting is at best awkward, and at worst embarrassing, messy and intimidating. So if you&#8217;ll pardon the pun, it will come as a relief to many that a &#8220;lab on a chip&#8221; device is being developed that can let guys do their own sperm counts at home &#8211; avoiding the embarrassment and inconvenience, if not the mess. That&#8217;s gonna be fun at parties. Warning: uncomfortable anecdote after the jump&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/fertility\/\" rel=\"tag\">Fertility<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/medical\/\" rel=\"tag\">Medical<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3130\/\">World&#8217;s first male fertility test for the home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/7028\/\">The first Conception Kit for at-home use <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/inherited-outlook--can-our-feelings-effect-our-children\/11732\/\">Inherited outlook &#8211; can our feelings effect our children?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/5643\/\">The pillow that helps you get pregnant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/millipore-scepter-portable-cell-count\/13615\/\">Millipore Scepter shrinks cell counting technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/whale-anti-collision-system-rolex\/8867\/\">Groundbreaking system to prevent collisions between whales and sea-craft<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/omJNRGlvh6-V1q7axoPT7qkVySs\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/omJNRGlvh6-V1q7axoPT7qkVySs\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/omJNRGlvh6-V1q7axoPT7qkVySs\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/omJNRGlvh6-V1q7axoPT7qkVySs\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=_j_cqMcPsv8:PREkEAb6Tjs:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=_j_cqMcPsv8:PREkEAb6Tjs:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=_j_cqMcPsv8:PREkEAb6Tjs:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=_j_cqMcPsv8:PREkEAb6Tjs:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=_j_cqMcPsv8:PREkEAb6Tjs:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=_j_cqMcPsv8:PREkEAb6Tjs:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=_j_cqMcPsv8:PREkEAb6Tjs:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/_j_cqMcPsv8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who&#8217;s ever had to drum up the courage to visit a male fertility center will agree that today&#8217;s process for sperm counting is at best awkward, and at worst embarrassing, messy and intimidating. 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