Male Infertility

Follow the links below to find information on male infertility, including diagnosis and treatments.

Reviewed Sept 2007

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Title:   Infertility - male
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Around 40 per cent of fertility problems originate in the man. Male fertility problems include poor quality sperm, low sperm count or blockages in the tubes of the reproductive system. Treatment includes assisted reproductive techniques, such as artificial insemination.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Male infertility
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Infertility is defined as the failure to achieve a pregnancy after one year of regular (at least twice weekly) unprotected intercourse with the same partner. Both partners should be checked for infertility. Male infertility is indicated when, after checking both partners, problems in reproductive function have been identified in the male partner.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Retrograde ejaculation
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   During normal ejaculation, semen is propelled forward through the urethra and out the tip of the penis. In men with retrograde ejaculation, the muscle at the opening of the bladder, which usually stops semen from entering the bladder during orgasm, does not close normally. This allows semen to flow back into the bladder.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Surgery or embolisation for varicoceles in subfertile men
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   No evidence that treatment of varicoceles in men from couples with otherwise unexplained subfertility improves pregnancy rates...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Techniques for surgical retrieval of sperm prior to intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for azoospermia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It is not certain whether any particular surgical technique used to remove sperm for ICSI (sperm injection in vitro fertilisation or IVF) is better than another for the men involved or for leading to more pregnancies....
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Male infertility
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   In Australia, it is estimated that male infertility affects about one man in 20, and is the underlying reason for 40% of infertile couples using assisted reproduction. Contents: Facts, Causes, Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, Emotional Issues, Support
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Media release. New Medicare items
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   New Medicare items will commence on 1 May to help couples who undergo Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and people with diabetes.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Infertility treatments - male
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Some of the reproductive technologies available to infertile men include surgery to clear blockages or reverse a vasectomy, hormone therapy, artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Male infertility
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Find out more about the causes of male infertility.
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   Psychosocial issues
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Living with a reproductive health problem can often affect men psychologically as well as physically. Relationships can suffer, quality of life can be reduced and aspects of the social side of life can be affected.
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Semen testing
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Semen testing (or semen analysis) is the laboratory testing of freshly ejaculated semen that usually has been produced by masturbation.
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Absence of vas deferens and seminal vesicles
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Men born with this problem, known as congenital absence of the vas deferens (CAVD), are usually missing both their vas deferens and two thirds of their epididymis and these men are infertile.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Prostate obstructions and infertility
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Non-specific prostate infections may sometimes cause blockages along the reproductive tract.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Sperm antibodies
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Antibodies are proteins made in the body by the immune system to fight infection or disease. Sperm antibodies commonly are found in men after vasectomy and injury or infection in the epididymis.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Radiation and infertility
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Radiation treatment for testicular or other cancers near the testes can damage the testis, leaving permanent problems with sperm production.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Pituitary problems and infertility
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Reduction of the levels of some hormones can cause infertility.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Infections and infertility
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Temporary infections can cause severe damage and leave men permanently infertile.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Heat and infertility
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   A cooler temperature in the testis is necessary for sperm production. High levels of heat can reduce sperm production.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Genetic causes of infertility
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Changes to chromosomes and genes can result in problems in sperm production.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Drugs and chemicals, and fertility
Publisher:   Andrology Australia
Description:   Drugs and other substances can affect fertility.
Date:   Dec 2005
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