Nidacon PureSperm SpermCatch

SpermCatch is a natural alternative to polyvinylpirrolidone (polyvinyl plastic – PVP) for slowing sperm for ICSI. Clinicians have always been concerned that injecting this artificial product (PVP) into the oocyte along with the sperm may cause damage to acrosomal, mitochondrial, and plasma membranes, as well as to the chromosomal DNA.

Protein Supplements

SpermCatch contains human serum albumin. (hSA). This component is manufactured from human blood donated in the United States. The blood donors who supply the human plasma are tested for various viruses before being allowed to donate blood for this purpose. Each plasma donation is individually tested for ALT, HBs antigen, HIV-1/2 antibodies, and HCV antibodies by ELISA. Only those plasma donations found non-reactive for these antibodies are used for the manufacture of the hSA component. The plasma pool is tested again before manufacture of the hSA product. The hSA product is heated at 60ºC for 10 hours as a final precaution.