Zero Sperm Count | Azoospermia | ICSI -TESE

"If the sperm count is zero in any common semen sample, we call it azoospermia.. It is always advisable to get a common test done from any standard embryology lab. And then the semen sample is examined under the microscope. If the sperm count is zero, then this semen sample is centrifuged for 15 minutes and the pallet is re-examined and we look for any occasional sperms are present or not, and if the sperm count is zero, then the male partner is asked to come back after 4 to 6 weeks apart for the second sample.If both the samples have zero count then we label it as azoospermia. Almost 1% of the male population has sperm. So the treatment recommended here is IS- THESE. Here we retrieve sperms through surgical technique from the THESE either by the aspiration technique or through a high magnification microscope, Micro dissection of the THESE is done and the testicular tissue is examined for any presence of sperms. If sperms are present in these sperms are directly injected into the egg and this technique is called Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection IS. In cases of obstructive azoospermia, sperms can be retrieved from testes in almost 95 to 100% of the cases and if the sperm is nonobstructive sperm if there is any testicular cause still with the micro THESE we can get sperms in 55 to 60% of the cases. So, through IS -THESE you can have your own biological child even if the sperm count is zero"