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Enqubeni yokuqoqa amasampula esidoda ukuze zelashwe inzalo, i-Reproductive Solutions (RSI) namuhla imemezele ukutholakala kwesiqukathi esinelungelo lobunikazi, esohlwini lwe-FDA lokuqoqa isidoda esithuthukisa ikhwalithi yesifanekiso sokuvundiswa kwe-in vitro kanye nobunye ubuchwepheshe obusizayo bokuzala. Isiqukathi se-ProteX™ siphinde sigcine isampula lekhwalithi ephezulu kuze kufike emahoreni angu-48 uma kuqhathaniswa nemizuzu engu-45 kuya kwengu-60 yezindlela zokuqoqa ezivamile zeminyaka engu-50, okuvumela ukuqoqwa kwasekhaya kuyilapho kunciphisa izinkinga kumalebhu omtholampilo wokuzala.              

Ngokungafani nezinkomishi zesampula yomchamo ngokujwayelekile ezisetshenziselwa ukuqoqwa kwesidoda, i-ProteX ifaka idizayini evalekile kanye nefaneli yangaphakathi eqondisa isidoda emgodini omncane wokubamba ohlanganayo ukuvikela ukushintshashintsha kwezinga lokushisa okunamandla futhi unciphise indawo engaphezulu echayeke emvelweni. Lezi nezinye izici zinciphisa ukulimala kwekhwalithi yesidoda, okuholela ekwandeni kokuhamba, ukubala kwesidoda kanye nekhono lokuvundisa.

Ithuthukiswe ngochwepheshe bezempilo yokuzala e-Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre futhi yafunda kabanzi ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwemakethe, isixazululo se-ProteX sifakazelwe ukuthi:

• Vikela isidoda ekushayweni okushisayo, ukungalingani kwe-pH kanye nengcindezi ye-osmotic edala ukulimala kwamangqamuzana esidodeni ngesikhathi sokuqoqwa.

• Izinga lokupholisa lesidoda esinensayo liye ku-0.5° F ngomzuzu nje uma kuqhathaniswa nokulahlekelwa okungu-30° F okukalwa ezinkomishini zesifanekiso esijwayelekile emizuzwini eyi-10 yokuqala iyodwa.

• Nikeza kufika ku-50% ngaphezulu kokuhamba kwesidoda kunenkomishi yesifanekiso esijwayelekile, lapho amasampula esidoda anesilinganiso sokunyakaza esihlayo kusukela ngesikhathi sokuqoqwa.

• Khulisa amathuba okukhulelwa kwamaqanda ngokugcina ama-acrosomes wesidoda eqinile aze afike ku-45% ngaphezulu kunenkomishi yesampula evamile emahoreni angama-24, ngephesenti eliphezulu nakakhulu lama-acrosomes aqinile ku-1, 3, 6, 12 kanye namahora angu-18.

• Gcina amasampula esidoda ezinzile endaweni enyakazayo ephakeme kakhulu kuze kufike emahoreni angama-48, okuvumela amadoda ukuthi aqoqe ekhaya futhi alethe isampula emtholampilo phakathi newindi lehora elingu-48 uma kuqhathaniswa nesilinganiso sehora elingu-1.

Kwabesilisa nabalingani babo, i-ProteX iphinde iqede ingcindezi yokukhiqiza isampula emtholampilo futhi ngalokho isize ukuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwesampula. Ucwaningo lubonisa i-hormone yokucindezeleka i-cortisol, ekhishwa emzimbeni njengendlela yokubonisa ikhemikhali yokucindezeleka kwengqondo, inomthelela omubi ekusebenzeni okuqhubekayo nokubala kwesidoda.

Emitholampilo yokuzala, i-ProteX iqeda isidingo samagumbi okuqoqa, inyusa isibalo seziguli ezingelashwa, futhi yenza kube lula ukuhlela ngelebhu ngokunweba ukusebenza kwesampula kuze kufike emahoreni angu-48 kunokudinga ukusetshenzwa phakathi kwemizuzu engama-45-60.

"Cishe u-40% wezinkinga zokungazali zingalandelelwa kumlingani wesilisa, nokho kube nokuncane ukugxila ekuthuthukiseni uhlangothi lwabesilisa lwe-equation yenzalo emsebenzini womtholampilo," kusho u-Diana Peninger, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Reproductive Solutions. “Njengenqubekelaphambili yokuqala ekuqoqweni kwesidoda, isiqukathi sethu se-ProteX asivumeli kuphela amasampula ukuthi aqoqwe ekhaya ngaphandle kokubeka engcupheni ikhwalithi kodwa futhi sinikeza isifanekiso esinempilo esinamandla okuthuthukisa imiphumela. Lokhu kuyintuthuko enkulu kwabashadile kanye nasemitholampilo.”

Isixazululo se-ProteX okwamanje sisetshenziswa emitholampilo yokuzala ezweni lonke futhi sizotholakala ngokuqondile kubathengi kule ntwasahlobo.