Treatment Of Male infertility

Treatment of male infertility depends on the cause, how long you have been infertile, your age and your personal preferences. In all cases of infertility, also the female partner should be checked and may require treatment. In some cases, the treatment of female partner to compensate for the problems of male fertility. Your doctor may try to improve your fertility either by correcting an underlying problem (if any) or try treatments that seem like they may be useful. Often the exact cause of infertility can not be identified. Although the exact cause is unclear, your doctor may be able to recommend treatments that work.

Treatments for male infertility are:

Surgery. For example, a varicocele can be corrected surgically or obstruction of the vas deferens can be repaired.

Infections. If the blood test shows a large number of white blood cells, you can have inflammation of the reproductive tract. Antibiotic treatment can improve the infection, but not always restore fertility.

Treatments for sexual problems. Treatment of conditions such as erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation can improve fertility. Approaches may include medicines or counseling.

Hormonal treatments and medications. In cases where infertility is caused by high or low levels of certain hormones or problems with the way the body uses hormones, your doctor may recommend hormone therapy or medications that alter hormone levels.

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART). The blocking of the vas deferens, retrograde ejaculation or other problems with the delivery of sperm can take sperm from the testicle or recovered from the bladder and injected into an egg. The art is most common in vitro fertilization (IVF). This procedure involves surgically removing an egg from the ovary of a woman, by combining it with sperm in a laboratory, then placing the fertilized egg in the uterus.

When treatment does not work

Sometimes a man's fertility problems can not be treated, and it is impossible for man to father. If this happens, your doctor may suggest that you and your partner is to consider using donor sperm or adopt a child.