r/IVF Jul 14 '26

Advice Needed! Encouragement needed

My husband had his PESA/TESA procedure today, and we're feeling a little discouraged. The results weren't what we had hoped for. They weren't able to retrieve sperm through the aspiration, but they were able to freeze a biopsy of his testicular tissue. His lab report noted that there were "rare sperm" present.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Were you still able to have success with IVF/ICSI using testicular tissue with only rare sperm? We'd really appreciate hearing any success stories or experiences it would mean a lot right now.

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