Recording: The infertile male in front of a therapeutic dilemma: Surgery or assisted reproductive technology (ART)
This recording aims to discuss the pros/cons of employing ART or surgery for the management of male infertility due to varicocele or obstruction of the reproductive ducts.
| Organiser | European School of Urology (ESU) |
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| CME | Not approved |
| Duration | Approx. 70 minutes |
The utilisation of the operative microscope in the surgery of azoospermic males has offered the possibility to perform etiological treatment. Subsequently, the infertile man may father his own children with unprotected intercourse.
Another hope for infertile males has been raised by the employment of assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the management of infertility. An attractive therapeutic dilemma is the comparison of ART versus microsurgery as the first choice therapeutic mode.
This recording aims to discuss the pros/cons of employing ART or surgery for the management of male infertility due to varicocele or obstruction of the reproductive ducts.