Chennai: Male infertility can be caused by low sperm production, abnormal
sperm function or blockages that prevent the delivery of sperm.
Illnesses, injuries, chronic health problems, lifestyle choices and other factors may contribute to male infertility.
The inability to conceive a child can be stressful and frustrating, but a number of treatments are available for male infertility.
Dr Surakshith Battina said, ‘today, assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) offer
powerful new options. These high-tech and expensive male infertility treatments give sperm an artificial boost to get into an egg.’
ARTs have made conception possible even for men with very low or abnormal sperm, he added.
First, sperm are collected either from ejaculated semen or by a needle from the testicle. They are then processed and introduced to eggs by different methods.
Some men with azoospermia (no sperm) will greatly benefit from micro TESA which is the surgical aspiration of sperm directly from the testis.