Male fertility
Clear guides to semen analysis, male reproductive health, causes and evidence-based treatment choices.
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Male infertility: causes, assessment and the right first step
Understand what male infertility means, why both partners are assessed together and which focused steps may follow a semen analysis.
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What is a semen analysis and how are results assessed?
Learn how semen analysis is performed, which measures are reported, why one result is not a diagnosis and when a repeat sample may be needed.
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Understanding semen parameters: count, movement and shape
Learn in plain language how sperm concentration, total count, motility, morphology and semen volume are interpreted together rather than in isolation.
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Preparing for a semen sample: a reliable collection guide
Review practical steps for abstinence, complete collection, the correct container, lubricants, transport and unexpected problems before providing a semen sample.
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Causes of male infertility and important risk factors
Understand factors involving sperm production, obstruction, hormones, genetics, medicines and lifestyle, and which histories justify earlier assessment.
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Male fertility hormones and the physical examination
Learn when FSH, testosterone, LH and prolactin are useful, what a physical examination can clarify and why testing should remain targeted.
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Varicocele and fertility: when is treatment considered?
Learn what a varicocele is, how a clinical varicocele differs from an imaging-only finding, when repair may be considered and why the couple’s timing matters.
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Sperm DNA fragmentation testing: who may benefit?
Understand what sperm DNA fragmentation measures, why it is not a routine first test, when it may add information and the important limits of its result.
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Lifestyle and sperm health: changes that realistically matter
Understand evidence around tobacco, alcohol, weight, heat, workplace exposure, sleep and nutrition, including the limits of fertility supplements.
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Surgical sperm retrieval and donor sperm considerations
Understand the main differences between PESA, MESA, TESA, TESE and micro-TESE, who may need them and the medical and family issues around donor sperm.
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