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| Infertility Encyclopaedia |
| Testicular Sperm Aspiration (TESA) - A needle biopsy of the testicle used to obtain small amounts of sperm. A small incision is made in the scrotal skin and a spring-loaded needle is fired through the testicle. Usually does not result in enough sperm to freeze for later use. |
| | Testosterone - The primary male sex hormone produced in the testicles. Women also produce small amounts of testosterone |
| | Tubal reversal - Surgery performed to reconnect the two ends fallopian tube (Ducts through which eggs travel to the uterus once released from the follicle. Sperm normally meet the egg in the fallopian tube, the site at which fertilization usually occurs. The fallopian tube is divided anatomically into a few regions: closest to the uterus and within the uterine wall is the "interstitium" (where interstitial pregnancies develop), next is the "isthmus" (immediately outside the uterine wall) then the "ampulla" (midsection of the tube) and then the "infundibular or fimbrial portion" (adjacent to the ovary at the end of the tube); sterilization reversal. |
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