{"id":9,"date":"2014-08-01T23:58:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T23:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2018-08-08T16:17:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T16:17:40","slug":"testis-biopsy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/testis-biopsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Testis Biopsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Testis Biopsy For Evaluation of Male Infertility and Sperm Retrieval for ART (IVF, ICSI)<\/h1>\n<p>by<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/about\/urologists\/dr-alex-shteynshlyuger\/\">Alex Shteynshlyuger MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>If you have any questions, to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/appointments\/\">schedule a consultation<\/a>&nbsp;or if you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/second-opinion-urologist-nyc\/\">second opinion<\/a>, please<a href=\"\/?page_id=876\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/contactus\/\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;or call&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><strong><a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 2122046300')\" href=\"tel:2122046300\"><span class=\"style2 redish\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style2 redish\"><strong><strong><a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 2122046300')\" href=\"tel:2122046300\">1-212-&nbsp;204-6300<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>What is a&nbsp;Testicular Biopsy?<\/h2>\n<p>Testicular biopsy refers to the removal of a small amount of tissue from the testes for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. &nbsp;Typically testicular biopsy is performed to determine the cause of infertility in men with azoospermia. &nbsp;A testicular biopsy can determine whether azoospermia is obstructive or nonobstructive, which is important to know to plan treatment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/08\/shutterstock_22813819-Converted-300x267.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_22813819-[Converted]\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/08\/shutterstock_22813819-Converted-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/08\/shutterstock_22813819-Converted.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A testicular biopsy can be&nbsp;performed percutaneously under local anesthesia or in the operating room under general anesthesia through an incision in the scrotum.<\/p>\n<p>A testicular biopsy can be performed in order to obtain sperm for use in in vitro fertilization. &nbsp;Typically, a&nbsp;variation of testicular biopsy called&nbsp;testicular sperm extraction (TESE) or more often microscopic testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) is&nbsp;performed&nbsp;to obtain sperm for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in men with nonobstructive azoospermia. Testicular sperm aspiration (TESA) is another technique used to obtain sperm for in vitro fertilization.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>If you have any questions, to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/appointments\/\">schedule a consultation<\/a>&nbsp;or if you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/second-opinion-urologist-nyc\/\">second opinion<\/a>, please<a href=\"\/?page_id=876\">&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/infertility\/contactus\/\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;or call&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><strong><a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 2122046300')\" href=\"tel:2122046300\"><span class=\"style2 redish\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style2 redish\"><strong><strong><a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 2122046300')\" href=\"tel:2122046300\">1-212-&nbsp;204-6300<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testis Biopsy For Evaluation of Male Infertility and Sperm Retrieval for ART (IVF, ICSI) by Alex Shteynshlyuger MD If you have any questions, to&nbsp;schedule a consultation&nbsp;or if you need a second opinion, please&nbsp;contact us&nbsp;or call&nbsp;&nbsp;1-212-&nbsp;204-6300 What is a&nbsp;Testicular Biopsy? 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