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Continue ReadingInfertility Is More Common Than You Think
For cis-gender, heteronormative couples, the stats are clear: between 40-60% of the time, the issue is with a man’s sperm.
Continue ReadingESSM: A New Hope for Fertility
The day before a trans woman, who had been on hormones for 18 years, went for her final surgery, we found sperm in her ejaculate.
Continue ReadingCancer And Sexual Dysfunction: Life After Treatment .
Men experiencing sexual dysfunction or infertility after treatment may not even realize it’s related to cancer treatment.
Continue ReadingIs your lifestyle causing infertility?
Infertility is an issue that affects millions of American couples. It is often seen as a female problem, even though millions of men have sought out the services of a fertility expert in the past decade. Many men do not realize that behaviors in their day to day life may be decreasing the presence and quality of their sperm. So, the question is: Are there things I can be doing to help increase the likelihood of getting pregnant? And the answer is yes!
Continue ReadingHope for Infertile Couples: Advanced Sperm Search
Extended Sperm Search and Microfreeze (ESSM) is a revolutionary procedure that can detect sperm in previously diagnosed azoospermic men. The procedure is non-invasive, painless, and has found sperm in up to 44% of cases. Here’s a break down of the process and equipment we use in our lab to perform this procedure. THE INVERTED MICROSCOPE …
Continue ReadingThe Results Are In: Sperm Found in 37% of Azoospermic Patients
We’re proud to have just completed a very successful Year 1 of performing Extended Sperm Search and Microfreeze (ESSM) procedures at Maze Health. We have worked with a wide variety of patients this year and are excited to share some of our outcomes. What is ESSM? ESSM is a revolutionary semen evaluation and processing technique …
Continue ReadingFor Men, Exercise is Key to Increasing Fertility
A comprehensive randomized control study that came out earlier this year suggests that engaging in moderate aerobic exercise can significantly increase male fertility rates in previously infertile men. The study was conducted over a 24-week intervention period, with both exercise and non-exercise groups being physically similar in terms of body composition, semen quality, markers of …
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