Male Infertility A child of my own - Andrology Australia

GLOSSARYabstinence No sexual activity such as intercourseor masturbationacute bacterial prostatitis (ABP) An infection in theprostate gland that causes fever, severe pain in the lowerback and genital area and burning, urgent and frequenturination. It is quite rare and can usually be successfullytreated with antibioticsanabolic steroid A hormone that causes muscle andbone growth and is sometimes used illegally by athletescompeting in sports competitionsanaesthetic/anaesthesia A medicine that stops painbeing feltandrogen A male sex hormone such as testosteroneresponsible for the development of male characteristicsantibodies Proteins made by the body’s immune systemin response to foreign substances; attacks foreignsubstances and protects against infectionaspiration Use of a thin needle to take small samples oftissue from the bodyasthenozoospermia Less than the normal number ofmoving sperm in the semenbiopsy An operation to remove a small sample of tissueor cells from part of the body for testing and examinationunder a microscopecatheter A thin flexible tube used to take fluids in or outof the bodyMALE INFERTILITY 106