Male Infertility – Trinidad & Tobago IVF & Fertility Centre

Sperm Banking: What Men Facing Cancer Need To Know

Dr Minto-Bain, Medical Director — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:09:22 +0000

As wonderfully competent as most cancer professionals are, sometimes they forget the issue of protecting a man’s future fertility (sperm banking) when presenting him with his treatment options.

Let’s talk about when the dreaded diagnosis of cancer suddenly arrives. A man’s life is quite naturally thrown into turmoil. Medical decisions have to be made fast. There is usually only one treatment option to beat cancer and this treatment option may well damage his ability to have children in the future.

That’s a [...]

Male Infertility is a Medical Problem and not one Related to Manhood

Dr Minto-Bain, Medical Director — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:04:22 +0000

Male infertility is a big deal. It’s very taboo, and all too often the assumption is that when a couple has problems conceiving a baby the woman is the cause of the problem. That’s just wrong, and it causes a lot of problems, wasted time and heartache for couples trying to get pregnant. It is so very important to get the facts out there and lift the stigma surrounding male infertility.

That stigma is all tied up in misguided ideas about [...]

Men Should Get Fertility Testing Too

Dr Minto-Bain, Medical Director — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:38:00 +0000

The world, in general, does not seem to recognize men also have fertility issues but they do and just as much as women! Male infertility is an issue too.

One in every eight couples in the USA has infertility. Many of these couples will find their way to a fertility specialist. In the USA there are fertility clinics in every major city and seeing a fertility specialist is relatively easy

In developing countries, the number of couples struggling with infertility is higher. [...]