Male Infertility A child of my own - Andrology Australia

spermaturia Spermaturia is the release of sperm intothe urine. This can happen in men with long periods ofsexual abstinence. This is quite normal and is a way ofdischarging sperm from the bodyteratozoospermia High percentage of sperm with anabnormal shapetesticle/testis (plural: testes) The male reproductive organthat produces sperm and the male sex hormonestestosterone Male sex hormonetorsion Abnormal twisting of a testis in the scrotumultrasound Medical process, which takes images orpictures using special sound waves, that are used toexamine organs inside the body without the need tomake cuts or incisionsundescended testicles (cryptorchidism) Healthproblem in which one or both testicles do not movefrom the abdomen (where they develop before birth) intothe scrotumurethra (urinary tract) The tube that leads urine from thebladder out of the body via the penis. In men, secretionsfrom accessory glands also empty into the urethraurologist A doctor who specialises in diseases of theurinary tract in men and women, and the genital organsin menuterus The part of a woman in which a baby developsbefore birth, often referred to as the ‘womb’MALE INFERTILITY 111