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Dr Suks Minhas
London Andrology
What fertility evaluation services do you offer?
If you are struggling to conceive, there may underlying infertility issues at play therefore it is recommended to have fertility evaluation such as semen analysis which can check if the sperm of the male partner is viable. Further diagnostic tests such as hormone checks, ultrasound scans and DNA tests are also available says Dr Suks Minhas, a Consultant Urologist and Andrologist at London Andrology.
Transcript
All men with infertility problem should be evaluated. And certainly, men do have abnormal semen parametres or an abnormal sperm test should have some hormone checks performed and also a scan of the testes to look for varicose vein or varicocele and in particular to make sure that there nothing cancerous, within the testicle as well. Because we do that men may have undescended testes which increases the risk of testes cancer and infertility. Hormone checks are usually performed as well to make sure that the testosterone production and brain...hormones in the brain are indeed normal as well. Sometimes more complex tests are done depending upon the condition or problem. And in fact, in men who fail natural conception or have had miscarriages with their partner or failed IVF, DNA fragmentation or more complex chromosome test for genetic testing can be offered.