Microsurgery:
Male microsurgery also involves specialised operative techniques for the repair of very small structures, such as the tubes that carry sperm (the vas deferens). It is commonly used where there is a low sperm count or no sperm at all.
Microsurgery can be used to:
- Reverse a vasectomy
- Bypass a blockage in the epididymis
- Cure a Varicocele (swelling of the veins about the testis), which allows the testis to produce better sperm
- In the case of azoospermia (absence of sperm in the testes), microsurgery is also used to perform surgical sperm retrieval so it can be used for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI). The genetic makeup of the sperm is tested first, before fertility treatment.
Most microsurgery is done as a day surgery procedure, and you will need up to a week to recover after the procedure. Occasionally we can cure obstruction to sperm passage in the urinary tract.