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A Couple Comes in for an Infertility Workup,having Attempted to Get

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A couple comes in for an infertility workup,having attempted to get pregnant for 2 years.The woman,37,has always had irregular menstrual cycles but is otherwise healthy.The man has fathered two children from a previous marriage and had a vasectomy reversal 2 years ago.The man has had two normal semen analyses,but the sperm seem to be clumped together.What additional test is needed?


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fMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a technology that measures brain activity by detecting associated changes in blood flow.

Single-Cell Recordings

A neuroscience research technique that involves measuring the electrical activity from individual neurons.

Central Nervous System

the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for integrating sensory information and responding accordingly.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain. The spinal cord is a major part of the central nervous system and mediates reflex actions and transmits nerve signals to and from the brain.

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