Treatment of Male infertility
Key points
- The role of surgery in the treatment of male infertility is well established and cost-effective when compared to high-technology approaches.
- The rise of microsurgery as a surgical discipline followed 3 advances.
- Although most men with varicoceles are fertile, the association of varicoceles with infertility is well established by observational, retrospective, and prospective studies.
- Surgery also attempts to reverse specific pathophysiologic effects and may allow for conception at home rather than in the laboratory.
Surgical Treatments
The role of surgery in the treatment of male infertility is well established and cost-effective when compared to high-technology approaches. Surgery also attempts to reverse specific pathophysiologic effects and may allow for conception at home rather than in the laboratory.
Microsurgery in Urology
The rise of microsurgery as a surgical discipline followed 3 advances. The first was refinements in optical magnification; the second, the development of more precise microsuture and microneedles; and the third, the ability to manufacture smaller and more refined surgical instruments. In urology, microsurgical techniques were first applied to renal transplantation and vasectomy reversal. Microsurgical techniques evolved quickly from humble beginnings using borrowed forceps from the local jewelry store (the "jeweler's forceps") and human hair for fine suture material to its current highly refined state.
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