Surgery for Male Infertility

In the past decade, there have been significant changes in the available treatment options for infertile men. Novel medical and minimally invasive treatments have been introduced. However, the management of male infertility will often involve surgical therapy, particularly with regard to azoospermia. For azoospermic men, surgical sperm retrieval is essential to allow subsequent treatment with assisted reproduction. Furthermore, a surgical approach allows diagnostic information to be gathered regarding the cause and prognosis for treatment success. Surgical treatment of male infertility can be very successful at providing high rates of pregnancy and is typically more cost effective than alternative forms of treatment such as assisted reproduction procedures alone.