Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Stages of Azoospermia Treatment

By Tapati Ajani


The first time you know that you are suffering from azoospermia, would be a lot of questions in your head, especially about how to treat azoospermia. Many ways to cope with azoospermia, ranging from medical and alternative therapies, from the costly methods of treatment such as IVF or cost-effective as acupuncture. But the first step you need to do is, talk with your partner and your family, any steps that you will apply for the treatment, family support is very important for your healing.

We have discussed about what azoospermia is in previous article, a simple definition of azoospermia is, the absence of sperm in the ejaculation. Although sperm is not found in ejaculation, but sperm may be found in the testis. This is because there is a quota in the production of sperm, when the number of sperm produced in the testes have goes beyond a certain amount, then the sperm can be released during ejaculation. If the amount is not met, then the sperm produced in the testes will never be released with ejaculation.

We will conclude the treatments into seven numbers so you will easily figure them out.

Complete medical check-up A thorough review of medical problems, exposures, past surgery, medications, and family history is undertaken to help define causes of azoospermia.

Physical examination Then, a brief, well-performed physical examination is performed.

Blood test Third, blood tests are taken that include testosterone and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).

Cement test Next step is, two samples of your semen are needed. In each sample, a standard semen analysis is performed. If the semen analysis found no sperm, the semen sample then undergoes an additional evaluation in the which the sample is "spun" down in a centrifuge to concentrate small numbers of sperm at the bottom of the tube. This "pellet" of the ejaculate is then thoroughly Examined for sperm by an experienced lab technician. If 10 or even 1 sperm sperm is present in the pellet analysis, then conditions Such as reproductive tract obstruction are painlessly disproved.

Advance Examination If the test results found no sperm in the ejaculation, there are two possibilities, namely the existence of physical barriers (blockage) in the reproductive tract of the sperm or the number of sperm produced by the testes is not sufficient enough quantities to ejaculate. A blockage can be due to prior infection, surgery, prostatic cysts, injury or congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD). Obstruction can be overcome through microsurgical or endoscopic reconstruction. Alternatively you can use technology to aid the process of fertilization, such as IVF procedures. Keep in mind that the cost for IVF is more expensive than the two previous options.

Kallman Syndrome case In non-obstructive azoospermia, medical treatment can help some men develop sperm ejaculated like Those with reversible conditions Such as Kallman syndrome, or hyperprolactinemia. However in most instances, the only hope for building a biological family is to use sperm retrieved from the testis with assisted reproduction. One of the most difficult, aspects of non-obstructive azoospermia is that? Only 50% -60% of men will have usable testicular sperm. Moreover, Recognized clinical features like testicular size, history of ejaculated sperm, serum FSH levels, or biopsy reading, do not accurately predict whether or not sperm will be recovered from the testis.

Acupuncture You may enlist Acupuncture as one of many options that can be done to cope with azoospermia, in addition to the options described earlier.

The main principle in acupuncture is to get everything in your body flowing correctly. Acupuncture could be very helpful for azoospermic male if the problem is entirely hormonal. Notice that for acupuncture to improve sperm counts, it has to be for a minimum of 3 months because that's how long it takes a new sperm to form. Once again, acupuncture can help 0 counts of sperm if it is not structure defect or problem. And the result varies according to different individual. To get the best result might need the assist of Chinese herbs.

Another important thing in acupuncture that it must be done continuously, it may vary for each case. Generally 3-5 treatments per week, well it is very personalized because the exact causes of sperm problems differ from one man to another. so the techniques and herbs chosen will be different too. Taking wheat germ oil can be a good idea for it is incredibly high in Vitamin E and it is generally good for fertility.

Here are some basic guidelines to see traditional Chinese medicine practitioner: just the make sure the person is licensed and has been licensed and practicing for a long time may be 10 years or more, Their list name and see the reviews or complaints, ask your friends you trust and have acupuncture experience.

Somehow, the effect of acupuncture on male infertility, primarily on the azoospermic male is a matter of debate. But many success stories come from this acupuncture method, so nothing to lose with this method. So in conclusion, we can consider acupuncture as a successful and an alternative method of treatment and may be more effective than empirical therapy for idiopathic and non-obstructive azoospermia.




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