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Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Two

Men ’s health For more information on any of the procedures described in this story, please visit www.qfg.com.au Fat is interfering with sperm production and male fertility on multiple levels. Fertility specialist, Dr Andrew Cary, performs fertility work at Queensland Fertility Group Gold Coast at Pindara Private Hospital. He says a large number of couples are experiencing issues where the male factor (i.e. a problem with the male’s fertility) is either the major component or at least a very important factor, resulting in delaying fertility. “At least 40% of causes of infertility are as a result of male factor,” Dr Cary said, “and we always focus on lifestyle issues for our couples, to ensure they are at maximum well-being, during fertility treatment and in the subsequent pregnancy.” This focus particularly emphasises body mass and therefore diet and exercise as well as lifestyle choices such as cigarette smoking and marijuana usage, alcohol consumption and anabolic steroid abuse. Treatment of male factor infertility has advanced a long way over the last two decades and most couples can be helped to achieve successful pregnancies through various IVF related techniques. Specific treatment options such as ICSI (intracyto plasmic sperm injection) and sperm aspiration techniques (such as TESA) are targeted for male factor, with a very high chance of success. Queensland Fertility Group Gold Coast performs all investigations on the male, including semen analysis, sperm chromatin tests, chromosome analysis of the male and female and also the sperm, as well as sophisticated embryo testing known as preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). PGD can outline all 46 chromosomes in a day three embryo, as well as target specific single gene defects. pm pindaramagazine.com.au Pindara Magazine 39


Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Two
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