Star system finds hidden sperm and leads to pregnancies in infertile men

9 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30

At Columbia and Cornell in New York, it found eight sperm in a Klinefelter syndrome patient, producing one embryo and a baby due in July.
Developers say the AI system has been used regularly since the first Star baby was born last year, finding sperm in just under 30% of 175 recent cases.
The technique scans samples at 300 images per second and reportedly finds 40 times more sperm than manual searches, but experts say larger trials are needed.

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