The Infertile Male-4: Management of Obstructive Azoospermia

Azoospermia is the total absence of spermatozoa in the ejaculate. It is found in 10–15% of male infertility cases and is caused by a testicular insufficiency in the majority of patients. Obstructive azoospermia is less frequent and arises in 15–20% of men with azoospermia. Most causes of male infertility are treatable, and many treatments restore the ability to father a children naturally. In case of vasal or epididymal obstruction, microsurgical reconstruction of the seminal pathways, if possible, remains the safest and most cost-effective treatment option for these patients, allowing natural conception in many cases. Not all men with obstructive azoospermia are treatable by microsurgical reconstruction. In such situations, various sperm-retrieval techniques can be employed to take sperm for use with in vitro fertilization (IVF) via intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).



Titolo: The Infertile Male-4: Management of Obstructive Azoospermia
Autori: 
LIGUORI, GIOVANNI
TROMBETTA, CARLO
OLLANDINI, GIANGIACOMO
BELGRANO, Emanuele
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Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Serie: 
MEDICAL RADIOLOGY  
Abstract: Azoospermia is the total absence of spermatozoa in the ejaculate. It is found in 10–15% of male infertility cases and is caused by a testicular insufficiency in the majority of patients. Obstructive azoospermia is less frequent and arises in 15–20% of men with azoospermia. Most causes of male infertility are treatable, and many treatments restore the ability to father a children naturally. In case of vasal or epididymal obstruction, microsurgical reconstruction of the seminal pathways, if possible, remains the safest and most cost-effective treatment option for these patients, allowing natural conception in many cases. Not all men with obstructive azoospermia are treatable by microsurgical reconstruction. In such situations, various sperm-retrieval techniques can be employed to take sperm for use with in vitro fertilization (IVF) via intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/11368/2761976
ISBN: 978-3-642-12456-3
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