Prior Surgeries and Medications

Certain urological surgeries may reduce the number of sperm, or prevent having sperm in your ejaculate completely. These surgeries include vasectomy, scrotal or testicular surgeries, prostate surgeries, and large abdominal surgeries performed for testicular and rectal cancers, among others. The same result can come from certain medications – Testosterone replacement therapy, long-term anabolic steroid use, some ulcer drugs, some arthritis drugs and certain other medications can impair sperm production and decrease male fertility. In some cases, surgery, radiation or chemotherapy to treat tumors can also affect male fertility. 

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Age & Male Infertility

While a woman is born with all the eggs she will ever have, thus placing a ‘time-limit’ on her fertility potential, a man’s fertility is

Calcium Ionophore

Analysis of eggs after failed fertilization using ICSI showed that more than half of the failures occurred due to oocyte activation failure. Oocyte activation is

Scraping Frozen Sperm

Partial thawing of a vial of cryopreserved sperm (or shaving) is sometimes applied as a measure to preserve sperm for further use, particularly in cases

Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT) is a common cause of male subfertility.  It is a condition which includes oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia, and teratozoospermia.  In other words, the patient’s diagnosis

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