Male Infertility A child of my own - Andrology Australia

What are the risks of hormonal treatment?There are very few risks associated with thesehormone medicines, but breast tenderness andswelling sometimes happen.What are other considerations for men withhormonal problems?Sperm production is a long process (about threemonths for mature sperm to be produced), sotreatment with these hormones is usually over avery long period of time, sometimes two or moreyears. Sperm production usually stops when thesehormone treatments are withdrawn. Thereforefreezing some sperm at the end of treatment forlater pregnancies should be considered.Some men with zero or very low sperm countscan have low testosterone levels. Such menwith poor semen quality should always have aserum testosterone level measured and if theirtestosterone is low, careful consideration shouldbe given to treatment.Men who are clinically diagnosed with lowtestosterone (androgen deficiency) will needtestosterone treatment for life, even if nothaving infertility treatment.MALE INFERTILITY 65