The Role of Sperm Motility
Sperm motility refers to the sperm’s ability to move and swim. Motility is one of several parameters considered in a sperm analysis. Sperm motility is a very important aspect of fertility because sperm need to travel through the reproductive tract to fertilize an egg. Poor sperm motility is a common cause of male infertility. What […]
Why Men Should Choose Microsurgical Repair of Varicoceles Over Embolization
A varicocele is an abnormal dilation of veins draining the testicle. Varicoceles are found in 15% of men in the general population and 40% of men presenting to fertility clinics for subfertility. Varicoceles have been shown to decrease sperm production (counts), the ability of sperm to swim (motility), and the number of sperm with normal […]
Dr. Marc Goldstein receives the 2017 Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award
Every year at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual scientific meeting and expo, the Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award is given to a teacher in reproductive medicine. The candidate who is awarded this scholarship is recognized as an outstanding educator in reproductive medicine. The award is made possible through an educational endowment from members […]
Austin Fertility & Reproductive Medicine/Westlake IVF Enrolls Men for Male Fertility Clinical Trial
Until recently, we have evaluated male fertility in a similar manner as Anton van Leeuwenhoek first did in 1677, by looking at sperm under the microscope, when he reported his findings of seeing sperm to the Royal Society. He described what he saw as “animalcules” less than a size of a grain of sand with […]
Sperm DNA Fragmentation Testing: A Higher Level of Evaluating Male Infertility
As male factor contributes to 60% of couples struggling with infertility, we have been striving for better ways to evaluate the subfertile male. The standard evaluation of the male partner includes a semen analysis which assesses the sperm count, motility (percent moving), forward progression (percent swimming in a linear, rapid, directional manner), and morphology (percentage […]
Treating Low Testosterone that Safely Preserves Male Fertility
The Primed Southwest annual conference was held in Houston, TX this year. This multi-topic primary care conference updates primary care physicians on important topics in medicine. Dr. Parviz Kavoussi was invited to speak as a guest lecturer at the 2017 Primed conference. He spoke on the topic of hypogonadism, also known as low testosterone. As […]
The Male Factor in Fertility
We live in an incredible time for medicine. Recent advancements have allowed women of advanced maternal age to have babies, uterine transplants have been successfully performed on women who were born without them, and improvements in cryopreservation have led to more successful pregnancies after eggs and embryos have been frozen. You would think that we pretty much have infertility […]
Does Prior Male Fertility History Predict Future Fertility?
When we see a family with one child, we sometimes wonder when they will have another child, but what we may not realize is that it’s not always as easy to have a second child. Infertility can affect anyone at any point in life. Having successfully conceived one pregnancy is no guarantee of being able […]
Recognizing the Warning Signs of Infertility in Men and Women
Identifying the signs of infertility can allow couples to seek medical assistance with these issues early. This can allow older individuals to correct these conditions while there is still time to achieve a healthy pregnancy and can help younger couples to start their families earlier. Dr. Shahryar Kavoussi and Dr. Parviz Kavoussi of Austin Fertility […]
Chd5: A Key Protein in Male Fertility and Disease Protection
A powerful protein known as Chd5 is critical to male fertility, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The protein is vital to the production of healthy sperm that are capable of fertilizing an egg. Chd5 plays a major role in the regulation of chromatin remodeling, a crucial part of sperm development where […]
