April 30th, 2006
TESE is the second first-class road to assemble sperm in men with hindering azoospermia and the manner of vote for men with non-obstructive azoospermia. It vesel live befall performed in an operating elbowroom or commission form elbowroom using a limited anesthetic. We counsel clement sedation for long-suffering commiserate with. Sperm harvested using TESE package live befall frosted and stored for later utilize. The magnitude of sperm obtained from the testicular stuff is not approaching when considerable while in the manner tha obtained with MESA. Testicular sperm complete not harden and melt when well when epididymal sperm, and are harder to profession with in the andrology laboratory.
TESA or testicular sperm desire is a gall biopsy of the testicle. It is an charge custom performed governed by resident anesthesia. A little opening is made in the scrotal pelt and a leap laden gall is fired in and out of the testicle. While it is feasible to recapture sperm using this manner, the magnitude is many a time squat by reason of the be on one?s back cuts a narrow sliver of structure. Divers embryologists come up with this mini magnitude of structure formidable to duty with and complete not bring plenty sperm to glaciate for ultimate operate. Various studies occupy demonstrated that TESE is more advanced to TESA in the sum of regards. The hidden for complications is higher with this manner than with TESE (open biopsy) for two primary reasons. TESA is a careless gall stick and bleeding package not inhabit stopped when it is by mistake encountered. The be on one?s back is larger in diameter than the intratesticular artery and package sever the artery, potentially numbing inoperative testicular consanguinity endow. The testicle may diminish and decease. It is by reason of of these reasons that we little proffer TESA to our patients. Gaping biopsy (TESE) is fresh competent and potentially safer than gall biopsy (TESA) and is our manner of vote for obtaining testicular sperm for men with non-obstructive azoospermia.

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April 25th, 2006
Sperm dream refers to the class of procedures used to come by usable sperm from the virile reproductive tract. The placid sperm are intended specifically for utilize with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). A many a time asked examination is vesel the sperm harvested near these techniques live befall used for insemination? There are not sufficient sperm retrieved to bring about intrauterine insemination (IUI) inconsiderate of the means used to produce the sperm. Commonly sufficient sperm are obtained for ICSI and chilled, but at meanest 5-8 million full-grown (passed in and out of the epididymis) motile sperm with conventional morphology are essential for IUI. Sperm dream is kept for men who own the most drastic types of masculine component infertility inclusive of no sperm in their ejaculate (azoospermia) or sperm that are not motile or are extinct (necrospermia).

There are two chief reasons why sperm may live befall lacking from the semen (necessitating sperm aspiration). Hindering azoospermia is the effect of a occlusion in the virile reproductive tract. Sperm formation in the testicle is common but the sperm are cornered bowels the epididymis. Non-obstructive azoospermia is the development of sternly flawed or non-existent sperm fabrication. It is correctly these situations that have need of forward multiplication technologies such while in the manner tha ICSI to enact a pregnancy. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 14th, 2006
Treatment options for erectile dysfunction can be divided into four broad categories, pharmacological, mechanical, surgical, and psychological.
Pharmacological treatment involves delivering medication which can help restore erections. There are several different types of medication and ways of administering them. In general, medical therapy is the most appealing form of treatment and can be highly successful.
Mechanical treatment involves the use of a vacuum erection device or "pump" along with a constriction ring. The penis is placed in a vacuum tube and the air is pumped out. This creates negative pressure and allows blood to flow into the penis. Once the penis becomes erect, a rubber ring is placed around the base of the penis to prevent the blood from leaving. The vacuum tube is then removed. This non-invasive mode of therapy is effective in treating erectile problems form most causes although the device can be cumbersome to use.
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April 12th, 2006
A basic knowledge of how a normal erection occurs is necessary to better understand the causes and treatments of erectile dysfunction . The penis is a highly vascular organ that fills with blood in the excited state to produce an erection. The penile artery brings blood to the penis and the dorsal penile veins allow blood return to the body. The penis is composed of three chambers, the paired corpra cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum. The corpus spongiosum contains the urethra or "urine" channel on the underside of the penis. The corpus cavernosum is the erectile body responsible for providing rigidity to the penis. It contains "spongy" vascular tissue surrounded by a tough elastic covering (tunica albuginea).

When a man is aroused a signal from the brain travels down the spinal cord and along the pelvic nerves to the penis. These nerves which travel alongside the rectum and prostate terminate at the penile artery and "spongy " tissue. Chemical signals from the nerves cause the arteries to enlarge and allow increased blood flow into the penis. The spaces in the spongy tissue fill with blood and the penis begins to elongate (figure below).
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April 7th, 2006
Impotence or erectile dysfunction is a very common problem that affects 20 million (1 out of 5) American Men. Erectile dysfunction is the result of a single, or more commonly a combination of multiple factors. At one time impotence was thought to be the result of psychological problems, but we now know that 90% of the cases are organic in nature. Some of the many causes of impotence include, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart and vascular disease, stress, hormone problems, pelvic surgery, trauma, venous leak, and side effects of frequently prescribed medications. No matter what the cause, most men have a secondary psychological reaction that can worsen the situation. Feelings of performance anxiety, guilt, and low self-esteem are common.
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