What is obstructive azoospermia?

-

Obstructive azoospermia (AO), also known as obstructive azoospermia , is a cause of male infertility in which sperm are not observed in the ejaculate due to the obstruction of the seminal ducts that allow the exit of the semen to the outside.

It is a less serious fertility problem than secretory azoospermia . In this article we tell you the different options to have a child even suffering from obstructive azoospermia.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

Index

Most common causes

The obstruction of the seminal ducts responsible for transporting sperm can have various causes.

Obstructive azoospermia due to blockage of the seminal ducts

The main ones are the following:

  • Vasectomy: the seminal channels are obstructed voluntarily as a contraceptive method.
  • Complications in a surgical intervention that cause the cutting or blockage of some sperm transport conduit.
  • Some congenital or genetic alterations can cause the ducts not to develop correctly. An example is bilateral cryptorchidism.
  • Diseases such as mumps or meningitis that children suffer before puberty can hamper sperm channels.
  • Inflammation, cysts or trauma, either in the testicles, the epididymis, the prostate, the urethra or the vas deferens.

If you want more information about it, you can consult the following article: The causes of azoospermia.

Diagnosis

Patients suffering from obstructive azoospermia have normal hormone levels and testicular size.

For this reason, to certify that they suffer from this alteration of fertility it is necessary to perform several seminograms and check through a testicular biopsy that the testicles are capable of producing sperm.

The meticulous palpation of the testicle will help the specialist to understand if there is or not spermatogenesis (production of sperm), although there will be no certainty until the biopsy is performed.

Subsequently, you must discover exactly where the obstruction is located. In this way, we will know at what point we can extract sperm to be able to apply the appropriate assisted reproduction technique in an attempt to achieve pregnancy.



Questions from users

Why does vasectomy produce azoospermia?

By Zaira Salvador (embriologist).

Vasectomy is a surgical procedure that consists of the section and subsequent ligation of the vas deferens. In this way, no sperm are found in the ejaculated semen, that is, it produces azoospermia of the obstructive type. Read more


iui - intrauterine insemination in Barcelona(Spain)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Gonal-f pen: doses of 300, 450 and 900 - How does it apply?

-
Gonal-f is a hormonal drug used in assisted reproduction treatments to cause the development of multiple follicles in the ovary. It is composed of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), a gonadotropin that acts in the menstrual cycle of women. There are several formats of Gonal-f in the market, but one of the best known is the one that is administered with a pen-type injector. Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article. Index 1. Composition and presentation 2. Mode of administration 3. Questions from users 3.1. How should the pen of Gonal-f be preserved? 3.2. What is the use of the Gonal-f pen? 3.3. What happens if I miss a day of giving the dose of Gonal-f? 4. Recommended reading 5. Bibliography 6. Authors and collaborators Questions from users surrogate pregnancy in Tenerife(Spain)
Read more

Fertility treatments in the couple: how to get pregnant?

-
Image
According to the latest report of the Spanish Fertility Society (SEF), in 2016 were carried out 138,553 cycles of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and 36,463 cycles of artificial insemination (AI), which resulted in a total of 37,503 babies born . This represents an increase of 8% in the use of assisted reproduction techniques with respect to the previous year, which shows that more and more couples need help to have the opportunity to become parents. After a year of sexual intercourse without achieving pregnancy, a couple is considered to have sterility problems, so it is advisable to start doing diagnostic tests and determine the most appropriate assisted reproduction treatment in each case, as we will discuss throughout this post. Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article. Index 1. Custom fertility treatments 2. Artificial insemination (AI) 3. In vitro fertilization (IVF) 3.1. ICSI 3.2. DGP 4. Questions from users 4.1. How muc...
Read more

What is the purpose of the ovitrelle in a fiv treatment?

-
Image
Ovitrelle is a drug that contains recombinant hCG used in assisted reproduction to stimulate ovulation and thus favor pregnancy in the treatments of artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article. Index What is the ovitrelle for in an IVF treatment? 1. Composition 2. Instructions for use 3. Indications and contraindications 4. Risks and adverse effects 5. Ovitrelle and pregnancy test 6. Questions from users 6.1. Is it normal to give ovitrelle after the transfer of the embryos? 6.2. Does the ovitrelle advance the rule? 6.3. Does alcohol consumption negatively affect the effect of ovitrelle? 6.4. What is the price of the ovitrelle ?, does it go into social security? 6.5. Should it be kept in a refrigerator or at room temperature? Composition The active principle of ovitrelle is choriogonadotropin alfa, also called recombinant hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin). The qual...
Read more