MICRO TESE

MICRO TESE PROCEDURE

Your surgeon will examine each testicle under a high-power operating microscope. They use the microscope to look for seminiferous tubules (where sperm is produced and transported) and searches for swollen tubules which are more likely to contain sperm. The surgeon will continue looking until they find sperm, or until they have examined and biopsied the testicle without seeing any sperm. The testis is closed with very fine dissolvable sutures (stitches), and the process is repeated on the other testicle. The sample tissue is then passed to a specialist who will look for the presence of sperm. If sperm are found during micro-TESE, they are extracted and frozen for future reproductive treatment, such as in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The whole operation usually takes approximately one hour.

MICRO TESE RECOVERY

The scrotum is one of the fastest healing parts of the body and the multi-layered closure technique we use helps to make sure that men do not have infections or bleeding after the surgery. There will be sutures on the skin of your scrotum that will eventually dissolve leaving little or no scar. We ask that men refrain from sexual intercourse, masturbation, or vigorous exercise for at least 10 days after the surgery. Most men are surprised by the minimal amount of pain they have after this surgery.