Surgical sperm retrieval
Also written as SSR
A minor surgical procedure to collect sperm directly from the testicle or epididymis, used when sperm can't be obtained through ejaculation.
In plain English
It's a procedure to collect sperm directly from the testicle, for use with ICSI, when there's none in a normal semen sample.
Why it matters
It's usually done for azoospermia and is typically planned alongside an ICSI cycle since the sperm collected this way need direct injection into eggs.
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