Fertility treatment options for cryptozoospermia
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) may be used to induce pregnancy in cryptozoospermia. A single sperm is directly injected into an egg during the ICSI IVF technique.
Contrary to traditional in vitro fertilisation (IVF), which involves placing an egg in a dish with sperm, ICSI allows the egg to fertilize itself. In severe cases of male-factor infertility, including cryptozoospermia, where there are very few sperm in the semen, ICSI may be beneficial.
The procedure known as TESE (testicular sperm extraction) or TESA (testicular sperm aspiration) may be required if it is difficult to identify sperm in the ejaculated semen. When sperm is harmed while travelling through the reproductive canal, this can be beneficial.
For patients with cryptozoospermia, testicular sperm contributes to a higher pregnancy rate and more high-quality embryos than ejaculated sperm.