MBBS, MS - General Surgery, Fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (FIAGES), Fellowship in Sexual Medicine
IVF Specialist, Meerut
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20 years experience
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What are the possible causes of Oligospermia?
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When the veins, present in the scrotum of a man get enlarged, then the enlarged condition of vein can really cause disruption in the flow of blood to the testicles. Other than this, viruses through Sexually Transmitted Infections can also lead to a reduction in the amount of sperm in a man s semen.
How Can ICSI Come to the Rescue?
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ICSI can be extremely helpful in treating the condition of low sperm count like Oligospermia. Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection involves, a high-quality sperm, after getting collected from a male partner, gets injected directly into the cytoplasm of a woman s egg in a laboratory.
How does the Procedure of ICSI differ from the traditional IVF?
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The usefulness of this procedure lies in the fact that it does not let the sperm fertilize the eggs on their own, which is the scenario in case of IVF, rather injects sperm directly, thereby leading to a higher rate of fertilization.
Sperm Freezing is recommended for patients with Oligospermia before ICSI
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Before the pickup of Oocyte, sperm freezing is recommended for those suffering from severe Oligospermia, as that would help prevent them from lack of sperm on the day ICSI is performed.
How Can TESA help in this regard?
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TESA is performed by sticking a needle in the testis as well as on the aspirating fluid and tissue, and then apply negative pressure. This is one of the newest methods through which sperm gets extracted.