Male Factor Infertility

Male factor infertility impacts between a third and half of couples with difficulty conceiving. The primary factors often end up being related to varicocele, hormone issues, or some form of azoospermia. While a semen analysis can help characterize if an issue exists, a sperm count can be variable and difficult to interpret.

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Male Factor Infertility
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Experts you'll learn from

Dr. Chantel Cross

Associate Director
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Dr. Peter Schlegel

Former President, ASRM
Professor, Urology
Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Natan Bar-Chama

Director, Male Reproductive Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center

Dr. Angela Aguilar

Past President
Philippine Society for Reproductive Medicine
Professor, University of the Philippines

MUDr. Štěpán Machač

Vedoucí lékař skupiny FutureLife
Předseda výboru sekce asistované reprodukce ČGPS

Dr. Stepan Machac

Chief Medical Officer, FutureLife International
Chairman, Czech IVF Society

Dr. Viji Sundaram

Reproductive Fertility Specialist
Kaiser Permanente Centers for Reproductive Health

Dr. Peter Humaidan

Professor
Aarhus University
Denmark

Dr. William Buckett

Division Director
McGill University Medical Center
Canada

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What you'll learn

Few male factor patients are seen by a reproductive urologist, who will focus on treating the man’s underlying issues. Instead, male infertility is often ignored as the couple is ushered directly to IVF with ICSI. In this course we train patients to ascertain if they’re being treated by the proper clinician and whether IVF or ICSI are appropriate measures. We’ll cover the data on where the semen analysis is helpful and unhelpful, and the non-surgical ways fertility can be improved by correcting lifestyle habits and hormone imbalances. Patients will also understand when and how intervention is appropriate to remove varicocele and work around azoospermia.

Course Syllabus9 Lessons0h 58m

  1. Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Course Plan
  2. Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. What Each Specialist Does & When You Need Them
    2. Pro Tips
  3. Lesson 3 (7 min)
    The Semen Analysis
    Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Defining Sperm, Semen, and the Semen Analysis
    2. Most Important Measurements in the Semen Analysis
    3. Huge Variability
    4. The Process
    5. Reading The Semen Analysis
    6. Sperm Concentration & Count
    7. Sperm Motility
    8. Total Motile Count
    9. Sperm Morphology
    10. Relationship Between Semen Analysis & Other Diseases
    11. Pro Tips
  4. Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Tools of the Reproductive Endocrinologist
    2. When Are IVF & ICSI Necessary For Male Factor?
  5. Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Introduction
    2. Smoking
    3. Caffeine
    4. Alcohol
    5. Weight
    6. Exercise
    7. Drug Use
    8. Cellphone Use
    9. Pro Tips
  6. Lesson 6 (5 min)
    Varicocele
    Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. More Common Than You’d Think
    2. What Is Varicocele?
    3. Diagnosing Varicocele
    4. Candidates for Surgical Varicocele Repair
    5. Nature of Varicocele Surgery
    6. Varicocele Surgical Outcomes
    7. IUI Alone vs. IUI Plus Varicocele Surgery
    8. IVF With ICSI vs. Varicocele Surgery
    9. IVF With ICSI After Varicocele Surgery vs. Without Surgery
    10. Pro Tips
  7. Lesson 7 (9 min)
    Azoospermia
    Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Types of Azoospermia
    2. Pre-Testicular Azoospermia
    3. Testicular Azoospermia (Non-obstructive Azoospermia)
    4. Retrieving Sperm with TESE & MicroTESE
    5. Using Fresh or Frozen Surgically-Retrieved Sperm
    6. Undergoing Additional, or Avoiding Needless, Sperm Retrievals
    7. Comparing TESE And MicroTESE
    8. Post-Testicular Azoospermia (Obstructive Azoospermia)
    9. Pro Tips
  8. Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Hormone Pathways
    2. Hormone Detection and Treatment
    3. Taking Testosterone
    4. Pro Tips
  9. Lesson 9 (3 min)
    Advanced Paternal Age
    Done
    In this lesson we'll cover:
    1. Introduction
    2. Impact Of Paternal Age On Infertility
    3. Impact to Offspring
    4. Autism Spectrum Disorder
    5. Bipolar Disorder
    6. Schizophrenia
    7. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    8. Offspring Intelligence Testing
    9. Mood Disorders
    10. Emotional Well-Being Upon Parent Loss
    11. Long Tail Diseases
    12. Pro Tips

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