The day before a trans woman, who had been on hormones for 18 years, went for her final surgery, we found sperm in her ejaculate.
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Hope for Infertile Couples: Advanced Sperm Search
Extended Sperm Search and Microfreeze (ESSM) is a revolutionary procedure that can detect sperm in previously diagnosed azoospermic men. The procedure is non-invasive, painless, and has found sperm in up to 44% of cases. Here’s a break down of the process and equipment we use in our lab to perform this procedure. THE INVERTED MICROSCOPE …
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The Results Are In: Sperm Found in 37% of Azoospermic Patients
We’re proud to have just completed a very successful Year 1 of performing Extended Sperm Search and Microfreeze (ESSM) procedures at Maze Health. We have worked with a wide variety of patients this year and are excited to share some of our outcomes. What is ESSM? ESSM is a revolutionary semen evaluation and processing technique …
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Slow Freeze vs Microfreeze
The successful freezing and thawing of reproductive tissue first occurred in the 1950s. The method implemented then, which we now refer to as ‘slow freezing’, is still utilized in every reproductive laboratory today. The method combines 2 protective aspects, which work together to prevent the formation of ice crystals inside the cells: adding a cryoprotective …
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New Infertility Procedure Finds Sperm in 44% of Azoospermic Men
I am very proud to introduce a new laboratory procedure for male infertility patients called Extended Sperm Search & Microfreeze, or ESSM. We’ve acquired this technology from a company in Israel and Maze Laboratories is the only facility in the U.S. offering this revolutionary procedure at this point in time. What makes the ESSM procedure …
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