No. Open testicular biopsy or TESE can be performed under local or general anesthesia. The most common method is to sedate the patient, so he or she will not notice anything.
In percutaneous biopsy or TESA, local anesthesia is usually used, so the patient may feel some pressure but no pain.
Read the full article on: What Is a Testicular Biopsy? – Purpose & Procedure ( 53).
Marta Barranquero Gómez
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Graduated in Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences by the University of Valencia (UV) and specialized in Assisted Reproduction by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) in collaboration with Ginefiv and in Clinical Genetics by the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH).
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