The antibodies existing on the sperm surface may decrease sperm motility, block the sperm’s passage into the cervical mucus, as well as inhibit the sperm-oocyte binding, thus to cause the failure of fertilization. The antibody-coating of spermatozoa is considered as the typical and specific index of immunologic infertility. Once the result of MAR test is abnormal, it would be probably diagnosed as immunologic infertility, yet this diagnosis shall be confirmed via other tests (sperm-cervical mucus contact test, sperm-cervical mucus capillary tube test).
【Storage conditions and duration】
1. Storage conditions
The kit should be kept out of sun and stored at the temperature of 2~8° C.
2.Duration: The kit should be stored at the temperature of 2~8° C, and can be used within a period of 18 months. Once unsealed, the kit would be kept for 58 days at 2~8° C.
【Main compositions】
Latex particles coated by IgG 1 vial 0.25ml
Anti-human IgG antiserum 1 vial 0.25ml
MAR IgG quality-control substance 1 vial 0.1ml
Reagent compositions: Anti-human IgG antibodies, human IgG, latex particles, phosphate buffered saline.