Men diagnosed with obstructive azoospermia can fulfill their desire to become fathers through assisted reproduction treatment. Previously, the patient will undergo a testicular biopsy to obtain some sperm.
These sperm will then be used to fertilize the egg in the laboratory using the ICSI technique. In this way, only as many spermatozoa are needed as eggs to be fertilized. In addition, it will be the embryologist himself who will introduce the sperm into the egg, so sperm motility does not matter.
Read the full article on: Obstructive Azoospermia – Causes & Treatment Options ( 47).
By Andrea Rodrigo B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Marta Barranquero Gómez B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist), Óscar Collado Ramos M.D. (gynaecologist) and Zaira Salvador B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 04/22/2025