Today we want to inform you about one of the factors that affect couples to achieve a natural pregnancy and for which often resorting to assisted reproduction techniques becomes a very good solution. In order for the couple to conceive a child naturally without the intervention of any treatment, male fertility is of vital importance, thus, the quality of the semen and the ducts that allow it to be expelled must function as a team to obtain the results sought.

Thus, one of the consequences of the non-functioning of this process is known as azoospermia.

What is it?

defined by the World Health Organization as the absence of sperm in semen or ejaculate, is one of the causes of male infertility with a prevalence of 2 percent in the general population and 10-20 percent in the men studied by sterility.

There are two types:

– Secretory azoospermia or also called non-obstructive,It is one in which the testicles are not capable of producing sperm.

– obstructive azoospermia,The one in which the testicles do synthesize sperm but there is a problem in the ducts that are responsible for transporting them to the urethra where the semen is expelled, which is why no sperm are found in the ejaculate.

How to detect it?

By performing two spermograms in at least 4 weeks difference between each to confirm the results.

In this intervention, parameters such as:

– Volume

– Appearance

– Liquefaction

– Color

– Viscosity

Then a microscopic examination of the ejaculate is carried out to see if sperm appear in the sample, if it does not find them, azoospermia is diagnosed, making the next step be directing the couple towards the best fertility treatments that will allow them to achieve their dream of being a parent.

If the patient’s azoospermia cannot be reversible and the woman’s fertility conditions are not positive, then it will be necessary to resort to assisted reproduction techniques under the direction and advice of an excellent team of specialists.

For this reason, it is important to check if the woman is over 35 years old and have been looking for pregnancy without protection for 6 months and they have not achieved it, then they should consult a specialized fertility center as soon as possible, also for the case in which the woman is under 35 years of age and have been looking for the pregnancy for a year without Protection.

For more information, we invite you to contact our team of counselors at the 3204631851or to phones 571-2151807 / 571-2146220. In the same way they can write to us. always reprotected on his side.