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Can Testicular Biopsy Be Repeated For Freeze Of Sperm To Use ICSI?
The FNAC investigation reported the presence of mature sperms and spermatoza. Further, very recently (just around 22 days back) I had undergone testicular biopsy procedure, the embryologist reported nil sperm in tissues extracted from left and right testis and sent the sample for histopathology in the same hospita where the pathologist reported mature spermatozoa in more than 90% tubules. Why the embryologist could not find sperms in the same tissues she investigated and whay Pathologist succeeded? Can testicular biopsy be repeated for freeze of sperm to use ICSI? Exactly after how many days gap, the testicular biopsy be repeated for extraction of sperm?
Mon, 21 Mar 2016
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If your testicular biopsy showed mature sperms you will be likely to get it again but most of the andrologist will wait for 6 months after the first biopsy.
Your pathologist would have found the sperm because both the ways of looking for sperm is different.Pathologist can make multiple biopsies of your testis sample which may not be possible with the embryologist .
you can discuss with an ivf consultant and if sperm freezing is available can undergo tesa and freeze your sperm and stimulae wife"s ovulation for ivf .But preferably after 6 months of first biopsy
If your testicular biopsy showed mature sperms you will be likely to get it again but most of the andrologist will wait for 6 months after the first biopsy.
Your pathologist would have found the sperm because both the ways of looking for sperm is different.Pathologist can make multiple biopsies of your testis sample which may not be possible with the embryologist .
you can discuss with an ivf consultant and if sperm freezing is available can undergo tesa and freeze your sperm and stimulae wife"s ovulation for ivf .But preferably after 6 months of first biopsy
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