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Diagnosed With Azoospermia, Doppler Test Showed Grade 1 Reflux, Recommended Test Tube Baby. Will Microscopic Surgery Cure Grade 1 Reflux?
Dear Sir, I am married close to 2 years now and my wife didn t concieve. We underwent certain tests suggested by the doctors which showed absence of sperm in my semen & I have Azoospermia . My Dr. told me to do a testis doppler 1st to see if there s damage on it. The result came as Grade I reflux causing azoospermia. Then my Dr. immediately suggested me to go for a test tube baby and said theres no other option apart from it, which we are little hesitant about due to cost factors. My semen volume is only 0.5 ml & my harmones tests are all normal. I heard a microscopic surgery would cure the Grade I reflux. Is it possible to cure it through that surgery or is there an alternate way(siddha, homeo or allopathy thru medicines) for me to plan for a child. Kindly suggest. Regards, Vijay
Mon, 15 Oct 2012
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1. grade 1 reflux really does not require surgery
2 As your hormones are normal - check the semen count at least on 3 occasions to confirm azoospermia
3 Microsurgery will be of use only when you have a obstructive azoospermia - you can recheck with a urologist and confirm the type of azoospermia and plan ahead
hope to have answered your query
dr nandita thakkar
thanks for writing in to HCM
1. grade 1 reflux really does not require surgery
2 As your hormones are normal - check the semen count at least on 3 occasions to confirm azoospermia
3 Microsurgery will be of use only when you have a obstructive azoospermia - you can recheck with a urologist and confirm the type of azoospermia and plan ahead
hope to have answered your query
dr nandita thakkar
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Hi,
First of all how many times semen analysis was done. Azoospermia is diagnosed when at least two semen samples with at least 2 days of abstinence show absence of sperm. If it is the case (& as told by you that your hormone tests are normal, only Gr I reflux on doppler which is unlikely to be cause of azoospermia) its better to evaluate whether its due to some obstruction or reduced sperm production. In any case ICSI( test tube baby) is best option to conceive. But make sure before going for ICSI that doctor can get sperm from your testes by biopsy (Fine needle aspiration/biopsy: Called as TESA.
Wish you good health.
First of all how many times semen analysis was done. Azoospermia is diagnosed when at least two semen samples with at least 2 days of abstinence show absence of sperm. If it is the case (& as told by you that your hormone tests are normal, only Gr I reflux on doppler which is unlikely to be cause of azoospermia) its better to evaluate whether its due to some obstruction or reduced sperm production. In any case ICSI( test tube baby) is best option to conceive. But make sure before going for ICSI that doctor can get sperm from your testes by biopsy (Fine needle aspiration/biopsy: Called as TESA.
Wish you good health.
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