[Diagnosis and treatment of the male factor in the age of intracytoplasmic sperm injection]. / El diagnóstico y tratamiento del factor masculino en la era del ICSI.

ABSTRACT

Currently, we are witnesses of the Assisted Reproductive techniques; advances reproductive goals have been reached with the Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) in patients with male factor. However, micromanipulation techniques allowed the reproductive solution without an etiologic and/or physiopathologic diagnosis. The andrologic workup of the dynamic and functional sperm characteristics with the endocrine and urologic evaluation should be performed into the infertility management.