TESE Procedure for Male Infertility Treatment
TESE FAQ
What is a tese procedure?
TESE is a procedure to collect sperm directly from your testes. It’s done if there are no sperm found in your semen, the milky white substance where sperm live. You may have this procedure because: Your testes aren’t making enough sperm in your semen. A blockage is preventing your sperm from passing out of your penis during ejaculation.
What does Tese involve?
TESE is a minor theatre procedure carried out on an outpatient basis under local anaesthesia. Sperm are retrieved from the testes and can be used to achieve fertilisation of eggs in the laboratory. However, because the numbers of sperm that retrieved is often very low, it is necessary to combine TESE with ICSI.
What is TESA & Tese?
TESA is most appropriate for men who have an adequate amount of sperm throughout the testicles. In TESE, the physician performs a surgical biopsy of the testis to retrieve tissue that contains sperm. Usually, this tissue has already been identified through mapping techniques and then, through a small incision, is extracted.
What is micro Tese & how does it work?
In micro TESE, the patient is given general anesthesia, a small incision is made, and a microscope is then inserted to look for any sperm present. Just as intended, micro TESE does offer some clinical advantages over TESE: According to the University of Utah, “Sperm is found approximately 70% of the time in the microTESE procedure.”
Why is Tese used in non-obstructive azoospermia?
TESE is primarily used for non-obstructive azoospermia, where patients do not have sperm present in the ejaculate but who may produce sperm in the testis. Azoospermia in these patients could be a result of Y chromosome microdeletions, cancer of the testicles or damage to the pituitary gland or hypothalamus, which regulate sperm production.
What is testicular sperm extraction (TESE)?
Testicular sperm extraction ( TESE) is a surgical procedure in which a small portion of tissue is removed from the testicle and any viable sperm cells from that tissue are extracted for use in further procedures, most commonly intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) as part of in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Can a tese procedure fill multiple vials with sperm?
But in many cases, one TESE procedure can fill several vials with sperm for later use. Alternatively, your provider may recommend a TESA (testicular sperm aspiration) procedure instead. Surgery health risks such as bleeding, bruising, and skin or testicle infection can occur with the TESE procedure.
TESE References
If you want to know more about TESE, consider exploring links below:
What Is TESE
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testicular_sperm_extraction
- https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/sperm-collection-testicular-sperm-extraction-tese
- https://healthcare.utah.edu/fertility/treatments/tese
- https://reuniterx.com/fertility-articles/sperm-extraction-tesa-vs-tese-understand-the-difference/
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/sperm-retrieval-procedures
- https://pathfertility.com/micro-tese-testicular-sperm-extraction/
- https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/sperm-retrieval-from-testicle-tese-information-for-patients/
- https://www.sims.ie/fertility-treatments-services/fertility-treatments/what-is-icsi-the-procedure-who-it-is-suitable-for/testicular-sperm-extraction-tese-what-it-is-who-it-is-suitable-for
- https://www.novaivffertility.com/fertility-help/tese-sperm-retrieval-procedures
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