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			Concern Treatment Pregnancy Experiences Treatment The Doctor's Visit Personalised Treatment Female Treatments Male Treatments Drug Therapy Assisted Reproduction Surgical Varicocele Repair Vasectomy Reversal Sperm Extraction Implications of Treatment Enhance Your Well-being Questions to Ask Your Doctor Treatment FAQ Devices for Administration of Medication		Sperm Extraction When sperm cannot move through a man's genital tract because of blockage, they can be surgically extracted from the epididymis or testicular tissue, where they are stored.  Procedures to achieve this include: Microsurgical Epididymal Sperm Aspiration (MESA) Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA) Testicular Sperm Extraction (TESE)   A urologist or andrologist usually performs these procedures. The patient is usually placed under conscious sedation in the doctor's office, although TESE, which involves a small incision, may be performed in an operating room.
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