Lack a sperm

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Larry Lipshultz's state-of-the-art practice has a team of expert physicians versed in today's most sophisticated male fertility treatments. A lack of sperm production can occur for a number of reasons. We are world-renowned for accurately diagnosing the causes of male infertility and providing the treatment men need to achieve their goals of becoming fathers. Contact our Houston practice today to learn how we can help you to overcome azoospermia. If your sperm count is lower than 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen, it is considered lower than normal. This decreases your chances of conception. If you have been trying to conceive for more than a year of unprotected intercourse with your partner, you should contact an experienced urologist to perform a semen analysis.

Infertility is defined clinically in women and men who cannot achieve pregnancy after 1 year of having intercourse without using birth control, and in women who have two or more failed pregnancies. Many different medical conditions and other factors can contribute to fertility problems, and an individual case may have a single cause, several causes, or—in some cases—no identifiable cause. Overall, one-third of infertility cases are caused by male reproductive issues, one-third by female reproductive issues, and one-third by both male and female reproductive issues or by unknown factors. To conceive a child, a man's sperm must combine with a woman's egg. The testicles make and store sperm, which are ejaculated by the penis to deliver sperm to the female reproductive tract during sexual intercourse.

Azoospermia is the medical condition of a man whose semen contains no sperm. Azoospermia can be classified into three major types as listed. Pretesticular azoospermia is characterized by inadequate stimulation of otherwise normal testicles and genital tract. Typically, follicle-stimulating hormone FSH levels are low hypogonadotropic commensurate with inadequate stimulation of the testes to produce sperm. Examples include hypopituitarism for various causes , hyperprolactinemia , and exogenous FSH suppression by testosterone.