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Overview
At UW Health’s Generations Fertility Care, we specialize in all aspects of male infertility. We provide testing to find the underlying cause of your infertility. If you and your female partner have tried to get pregnant for more than a year, you may want to consider seeing a doctor for fertility testing.
Causes and risks
Infertility in men can be related to how your body makes sperm, or it can result from another health condition.
Conditions that can affect sperm and fertility include:
Erectile dysfunction
Ejaculatory dysfunction
Exposure to environmental toxins, such as radiation, heavy metals or chemicals
Hormone imbalance
Infections, including sexually transmitted infections
Low or no sperm count
Previous vasectomy
Side effects from surgery, prostate or testicular surgery
Sperm that are misshapen or not fully grown
Sperm that cannot travel far or fast enough to fertilize an egg
Varicocele (swollen veins in your scrotum)
You can also be infertile with no known cause. Our infertility team may be able to recommend a treatment option to improve your chances of conceiving.
Certain lifestyle choices and activities can affect your fertility. These include:
Chemotherapy or radiation treatments
Drug abuse
Excessive alcohol use
Injuries to the scrotum or testicles
Obesity
Overheating the testicles (for example, sitting in a hot tub or wearing tight clothing)
Tobacco use
Tests and prevention
Your doctor completes a thorough evaluation and determines the best treatment or assisted reproductive options for you.
The diagnosis process may include:
Genetic testing
Getting a comprehensive health history
Hormone testing
Physical examination
Screening for broken DNA strands in individual sperm
Semen analysis
Ultrasound imaging
We work with you to ensure your future fertility.
If you have cancer and need chemotherapy or radiation, you can preserve your fertility. Learn more
You can make lifestyle changes to boost fertility, such as losing weight and stopping smoking.
Treatments and research
Your fertility team talks with you about your treatment options. We offer medical and surgical care, including:
Fertility preservation
Microsurgical varicocelectomy to repair swollen veins
Sperm extraction using:
Electroejaculation
Microscopic epididymal sperm aspiration
Percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration
Testicular sperm extraction/aspiration
Transurethral resection to repair blocked ejaculatory ducts
Vasectomy reversal
Our fertility specialists study all aspects of infertility to improve care for you. We test new treatments and track success rates.
Our providers
Patient and support services
Location
Our infertility doctors provide specialty care at Generations Fertility Care in Middleton, Wis.