Specialist In Male Infertility Now Accepting Patients

Specialist In Male Infertility Now Accepting Patients  

Zamip Patel, MD, the only fellowship-trained andrologist in Orlando, has joined East Orlando Urology and is accepting new patients. He conducted his urology residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, and his andrology fellowship at the University of Illinois, Chicago, in a state known to establish national in vitro fertilization standards for the specialty. Andrology is an extremely specialized field of medicine requiring exceptional and precise microsurgical skills.

Dr. Patel sees general urology issues pertaining to men's health as well.

Procedures include:

Male evaluations
Typically, when a female sees her obstetrician about conception issues, the male will be tested for low sperm count. If he tests low, he's then referred to a urologist for a male evaluation, which typically includes another semen analysis, in addition to other lab tests, to determine possible causes. These causes become important not only for further evaluation of infertility, but to overall current and future health of the male.

Management of semen abnormalities
If one of the tests comes back abnormal, then depending on the abnormality, varying treatments may be recommended. Most semen abnormalities can be at least improved, if not treated altogether.

Microsurgeries
If intervention is needed, Dr. Patel can perform a multitude of different types of procedures to improve sperm parameters or extract sperm. Among his qualifications are microsurgical techniques, including the "microTESE" procedure to retrieve sperm from the testes by "combing" through the testes to locate the sperm as well as vasectomy reversals and/or correction of problems that may have existed for years or even since birth, as listed below.

Posthumous reproduction
Saving sperm after a male passes away for his partner's use for assisted reproduction.

Sex chromosome abnormalities
Male infertility evaluation may reveal abnormalities in the actual sex chromosome that can have implications for overall health of the patient and potential offspring.

Treatment for low testosterone levels and erectile dysfunction
The male infertility evaluation often unveils issues with erectile dysfunction and endocrine dysfunction. Dr. Patel has been trained to treat these issues not only for the purposes of infertility but for the duration of the male individual's life.

Reproductive tract obstruction
Obstruction blocking the tube that connects vas deferens to the remaining male reproductive tract. The problem could lie where the tract meets the rest of the urethra, or it may be deeper and can be addressed with either minimally invasive surgery or a combination of minimally invasive and robotic surgery.

Varicocelectomy
Treatment of testicular veins which may result in increased sperm counts and potentially more overall health benefits.

Vasoepididymostomy/vasovasostomy/Vasectomy Reversal
Correction of obstruction in the tube connecting the testes to the male reproductive tract. Typically urologists do not do vasectomy reversals and seek an andrologist's expertise.       

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