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Surgical Management of Male Infertility

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Infertility affects around 12–15 % of couples with male factors accounting for around 50 % of these. Both partners are assessed so that treatment can be tailored individually to provide the couple the best chance of achieving pregnancy. Recent developments in the surgical treatment of male infertility include the use of microsurgical techniques in the reconstruction of the reproductive tract as well as the introduction of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). These advances have vastly improved fertility success rates giving previously infertile couples the ability to achieve a pregnancy. We will review and evaluate these surgical treatment options in this chapter.

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Akhtar, M.A., Sajjad, Y. (2015). Surgical Management of Male Infertility. In: Metwally, M., Li, TC. (eds) Reproductive Surgery in Assisted Conception. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4953-8_23

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