Male Fertility Evaluation

WEBVTT 00:00:05.080 --> 00:00:09.667 So male factor fertility evaluation is essentially a semen analysis. 00:00:10.120 --> 00:00:14.667 And most of the time, men are evaluated when they realize 00:00:14.750 --> 00:00:18.680 that their partners, their wives, are not getting pregnant. 00:00:18.833 --> 00:00:21.208 Unfortunately, men frequently wait until 00:00:21.292 --> 00:00:24.542 the woman's had all of her testing and it's come back normal, 00:00:24.793 --> 00:00:26.833 and then he thinks, "Wow, maybe it's me." 00:00:26.917 --> 00:00:32.160 If there's problems, then there might be further testing, hormonal blood work, 00:00:32.667 --> 00:00:34.292 there might be certain other tests, 00:00:34.375 --> 00:00:38.520 we might send them to urologist for other evaluations. 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:41.958 Infertility is about 25% of the time 00:00:42.536 --> 00:00:48.317 completely or partly secondary to low sperm numbers or parameters. 00:00:48.400 --> 00:00:52.840 Even if they've had children in the past with a previous relationship, 00:00:53.160 --> 00:00:55.792 doesn't mean something hasn't happened to them 00:00:56.250 --> 00:01:00.280 and that their fertility now is significantly lower than it was before. 00:01:00.760 --> 00:01:02.750 Sometimes there are hormonal treatments. 00:01:02.833 --> 00:01:04.840 We can give them infertility pills. 00:01:05.200 --> 00:01:08.480 Sometimes we can treat their high blood pressure or diabetes. 00:01:08.880 --> 00:01:11.440 Sometimes we can just put the sperm into the uterus. 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:15.800 Intrauterine insemination is also called IUI when the woman's ovulating. 00:01:16.333 --> 00:01:21.000 Or if it's unfortunately very, very low sperm numbers or motility or shape, 00:01:21.625 --> 00:01:25.042 we take the eggs out of the partner and fertilize them 00:01:25.125 --> 00:01:27.960 with the sperm by directly putting the sperm into each egg. 00:01:28.320 --> 00:01:30.500 Men should come to Houston Fertility Center 00:01:30.583 --> 00:01:34.125 for their evaluation because we are going to make this process 00:01:34.208 --> 00:01:37.208 as comfortable as we can. 00:01:37.750 --> 00:01:40.317 Women are used to going to doctors, men are not. 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:42.200 It's very uncomfortable for men. 00:01:42.875 --> 00:01:47.560 We will make sure that the situation is professional. 00:01:48.125 --> 00:01:51.125 We are going to make it as comfortable as possible 00:01:51.208 --> 00:01:55.000 for the men to know that they're getting complete evaluation 00:01:55.083 --> 00:01:57.800 and that all their questions will be answered.