A new solution to unexplained male infertility? Sususmu Nishinaga/SPL
Taking sperm directly from the testicles rather than using semen may be a new way to help couples conceive through IVF.
The approach has been used for some time in men who are infertile for reasons such as a blockage in the tubes that take sperm to the penis. But some clinics are now starting to use the approach more widely, for couples who are having trouble conceiving through IVF for unexplained reasons, doctors heard at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology conference in Vienna last month.
Surgical sperm…
