Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction (Micro-TESE)

Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction (Micro-TESE)Advances in reproductive medicine over the last 10 years have allowed men who were previously considered absolutely sterile to father biological children.Those advances have come on two fronts. The first was the advent of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI).This technological breakthrough reduced the requirement of the number of […]

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Male Infertility

Male InfertilityDefinitionUp to 15 percent of couples are infertile. This means they aren’t able to conceive a child even though they’ve had frequent, unprotected sexual intercourse for a year or longer. In up to half of these couples, male infertility plays a role.Male infertility is due to low sperm production, abnormal sperm function or blockages […]

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Cancer and Male Fertility

Male cancer, cryopreservation, and fertilityWhat is the difference between semen and sperm?This can be confusing since the terms are often used interchangeably in the media and casua conversation.However, they are very different. Sperm are the male reproductive cells that contain genetic material.  A sperm is made up of three main parts: the head, the midpiece, […]

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