Male Infertility
Male factors are involved in roughly half of all cases — and most are highly treatable.
Infertility is not only a female concern: male factors contribute to around half of all couples who struggle to conceive. Issues with sperm count, movement (motility), shape (morphology) or DNA integrity can all reduce the chance of natural conception.
The encouraging news is that male infertility is one of the areas where modern assisted reproduction has transformed outcomes. Even very low sperm counts can lead to successful pregnancies with the right technique.
How Male Infertility affects fertility
Male-factor infertility reduces the number of healthy, motile sperm able to reach and fertilise the egg. A semen analysis — including DNA fragmentation — pinpoints the issue and guides treatment.
How we diagnose & treat it
We assess male fertility with a detailed semen analysis on an automated analyser, looking at count, motility, morphology and DNA fragmentation, alongside hormonal and clinical review.
Depending on the findings, treatment ranges from IUI for mild cases, to ICSI — where a single healthy sperm is injected directly into the egg — and PICSI, which selects the most mature, DNA-intact sperm for even better results.
Frequently asked
Very often, yes. With ICSI, even a small number of healthy sperm can fertilise eggs in the lab, making pregnancy possible in severe male-factor cases.
It measures damage to the genetic material inside sperm. High fragmentation can affect fertilisation and miscarriage risk; techniques like PICSI help select healthier sperm.
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The information on this page is general and educational, and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Fertility outcomes vary from person to person and depend on age, diagnosis and other individual factors; no result is guaranteed. Figures shown are measured per embryo transfer at our Solapur centre — a beta-hCG positive (pregnancy-test) rate and a live-birth rate; a positive test is an earlier milestone than a live birth, and any comparison figures for other centres are their own publicly advertised numbers, which may be measured differently. Please consult our specialists for advice specific to you.