Nearly half of the couples who struggle to conceive have a male factor involved. Dr. Arindam Rath offers clear testing, honest counselling and personalised infertility treatment in Kolkata, from medical management to IUI and IVF/ICSI, so both partners are cared for, not just one.
Male infertility rarely has obvious symptoms. Most men feel completely healthy, and the problem only shows up in a semen report. That is why Dr. Rath asks for a male evaluation at the very start of every couple's workup, rather than after months of tests for the female partner alone.
As a male & female fertility specialist, he looks at sperm count, movement and shape alongside hormones, lifestyle and medical history. Most causes can be identified, and many can be treated, which means a fertility treatment in Kolkata that is matched to your actual problem rather than a one-size-fits-all package.
A complete picture comes before any treatment decision. Depending on your first results, Dr. Rath may advise some or all of these steps.
Medical history, medicines, work environment, habits and how long you have been trying.
Count, motility, morphology and volume, repeated if the first report is borderline.
FSH, LH, testosterone, prolactin, thyroid and sugar levels where indicated.
Scrotal ultrasound or sperm DNA fragmentation testing when needed.
Results explained in plain language, with options discussed together as a couple.
Treatment moves from the simplest effective option to the more advanced, only as far as your case requires.
Many sperm problems respond to treating the underlying cause: clearing an infection, correcting a hormonal or thyroid imbalance, or adjusting medicines that affect sperm production. Alongside this, Dr. Rath gives practical guidance on smoking, alcohol, weight, sleep and heat exposure.
Because sperm take about three months to mature, a repeat semen analysis after this period shows whether the changes have worked.
When sperm numbers or movement are mildly reduced, IUI gives sperm a shorter, easier route to the egg. As an experienced IUI specialist in Kolkata, Dr. Rath times the procedure using folliculometry scans so insemination happens close to ovulation.
IUI is less invasive and more affordable than IVF, and is often the right next step for mild male factor, cervical factor or unexplained infertility. Donor sperm IUI is available when the male partner has no usable sperm.
For severe male factor infertility, or when IUI has not worked, ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) is used within an IVF cycle. A single healthy sperm is injected directly into each mature egg, which helps fertilisation even when very few sperm are available.
When there are no sperm in the ejaculate, surgical sperm retrieval can sometimes collect sperm directly for ICSI. Dr. Rath will explain whether this is suitable for you.
A transvaginal scan early in the cycle checks the uterus and ovaries.
Mild medicines may be used to help one or two follicles grow.
Serial scans track follicle growth to time ovulation precisely.
The sample is collected and washed on the day of IUI.
A quick, gentle procedure in the clinic, after which you go home the same day.
Every case is reviewed by Dr. Rath personally, from the first consultation to the final scan, so you are never passed from one unfamiliar face to the next.
18+ years in reproductive medicine, with a careful, evidence-based approach to diagnosis before any treatment is suggested.
Time to listen and explain. You will understand your reports, your options and the reasoning behind each step.
Treatment plans reflect current fertility science, with nothing recommended that your situation does not actually need.
It depends on the cause. Lifestyle and medical treatment for sperm quality is usually reviewed after about three months, because sperm take roughly that long to develop. IUI can start as soon as the female partner's tests are complete, often within one or two cycles.
It is the essential first test, but one report can vary with illness, stress or abstinence time. Dr. Rath may repeat it and add hormone tests, a scrotal ultrasound or a DNA fragmentation test when the first result is abnormal.
IUI suits mild to moderate male factor infertility, where the processed sample still has a reasonable number of moving sperm. If counts are very low, ICSI with IVF is usually the more effective route, and Dr. Rath will explain why.
Often, yes. Treating infections, a varicocele, hormonal imbalance, or changing smoking, alcohol, weight and heat exposure can improve semen parameters. Your follow-up analysis will show whether the change is enough to try naturally or with IUI.
The sample is washed in the lab to select the healthiest moving sperm. Around ovulation, confirmed by folliculometry, the IUI specialist places the sperm directly into the uterus through a fine soft catheter. It takes a few minutes and needs no anaesthesia.
Book a joint consultation, and leave with a clear plan for both of you.