Asthenopermia, or asthenozoospermia, is the term used when the percentage of mobile sperm is lower than average. Complete asthenozoospermia, meaning that all sperm cells in a sample are not moving, occurs in about 1 in 5000 men.
Asthenozoospermia results in infertility, as the sperm are unable to swim and reach the egg. This can be overcome using IVF-ICSI techniques.
The testes begin to develop around the fifth week of pregnancy, and by birth have undergone a process known as testicular descent, where they move
Advanced sperm searches: Before proceeding to invasive methods and surgeries, a patient must undergo advanced sperm search methods, which enable a thorough examination of semen
Teratospermia, also called teratozoospermia, is the term used to describe the condition where a male’s sperm cells have a high amount of abnormal morphology (shapes),
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, is a diagnostic technique used together with IVF. PGD is used in cases where the parents are at risk of