Diagnosis of male infertility
Early diagnosis of infertility will help to find its causes, thereby increasing the chances of the couple's recovery and the birth of the long-awaited baby. Usually, both partners think that the woman has a problem. However, in around 40% of cases, the absence of pregnancy is linked to a factor of male infertility.
In humans, pathologies often develop almost asymptomatically and are rarely detected at an early stage. Therefore, if the expected pregnancy does not occur, and the woman is healthy, a diagnosis of infertility is usually made.
The preliminary exams to do:
- Spermogram – a mandatory study in the diagnosis of male infertility, which makes it possible to assess the number, mobility, and morphology of sperm, as well as the volume of ejaculate. The spermogram makes it possible to suspect the presence of infectious, endocrinological, immune diseases, genetic and oncological pathologies;
- Ultrasound of the genital organs which aims to highlight changes in the internal structure of the organs, to detect developmental anomalies;
- Blood tests to quantify sex hormones: testosterone (the hormone responsible for the development of secondary sexual characteristics), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), accountable for spermatogenesis in men;
- The test for sexually transmitted infections;
- The Doppler infertility test is used to study the clinical stages of varicocele (the pathological process of enlarged veins);
- Testicular biopsy with a cytological and histological examination in the event of the total absence of spermatozoa in the ejaculate.