Since the medication prescribed for my DH was doing no good, his andrologist
Dr. Vasan S S decided to introduce us to the term Testicular Sperm Aspiration
(TESA). TESA involves anaesthetizing the scrotum, then a very tiny needle is
passed into the testicle, and sperm along with a small amount of testicular
tissue is aspirated out. As per his gut feel, this process will enable him to
retrieve a few good quality sperms; TESA had been proven successful in cases
where no sperm was found in the Semen Analysis but sperms would be available in the
testicles or the epididymis. As that was our case, we went ahead with the
"needle aspiration" procedure in Feb' 13.
Although information on the internet said TESA is done under local anaesthesia, we were asked to get my DH's Pre-Anaesthesia Check (PAC) to be completed two days prior to the TESA procedure. The procedure took time and after the minor surgery got over, Dr. Vasan informed me that he had to perform a Testicular Sperm Extraction (TESE) instead. TESE involves few small incisions and taking out some tissue from inside the testicle. As you are made to sign all sorts of consent forms before the hospital performs any procedure, it is then the doctor's decision to take necessary steps to try all possible ways to achieve the objective.
They informed us of cryopreserving two vials of sperms extracted during TESE. Since the incisions and sutures were at a very delicate part of my DH's body, he was advised to take a break from work for a week with restricted movements. It was a tough and painful phase of our lives.
Now, things were supposed to unravel the next month, after my Egg Retreival (ER) process.
Although information on the internet said TESA is done under local anaesthesia, we were asked to get my DH's Pre-Anaesthesia Check (PAC) to be completed two days prior to the TESA procedure. The procedure took time and after the minor surgery got over, Dr. Vasan informed me that he had to perform a Testicular Sperm Extraction (TESE) instead. TESE involves few small incisions and taking out some tissue from inside the testicle. As you are made to sign all sorts of consent forms before the hospital performs any procedure, it is then the doctor's decision to take necessary steps to try all possible ways to achieve the objective.
They informed us of cryopreserving two vials of sperms extracted during TESE. Since the incisions and sutures were at a very delicate part of my DH's body, he was advised to take a break from work for a week with restricted movements. It was a tough and painful phase of our lives.
Now, things were supposed to unravel the next month, after my Egg Retreival (ER) process.
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