A groundbreaking new experiment opens the door for a future solution to male infertility
Much of the woes and struggles of starting a family center around women and their fertility issues. But for a third of all heterosexual couples grappling with infertility, the problem lies squarely with the man. Faulty sperm tends to be the No. 1 culprit. suffer from azoospermia, a condition in which sperm is completely absent in the semen. While there are treatment options available, like medication or surgery, these methods aren’t an option for some men who can’t make sperm at all.
“We needed something as close to the nature within a testicle as possible to be able to study this as a functional unit,” Dr. Ryan Flannigan, a urologist at the University of British Columbia who led the new study, told The Daily Beast. The researchers kept the seminiferous tubules nourished with the hormones, nutrients, and other chemicals they needed to stay happy and grow. After about two weeks, the cells flourished, much to Flannigan and his team’s surprise. While they didn't form single-and-ready-to-mingle sperm, they were able to advance into stages that are nearly partway through the multi-stepped creation process.
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