The Role of the Y Chromosome in Infertility

Session 82: The Role of the Y Chromosome in Infertility Tuesday, 16th November 2021 3PM EST/ 8PM GMT / 9PM CET DR. SHERMAN SILBER For over 46 years Dr. Silber has originally developed all of the most popular fertility treatments used all around the world today.He performed the world’s first microsurgical vasectomy reversal, as well as the first testicle transplant, in the 70’s and now in the current century, the world’s first ovary transplant. He was the first to develop the TESE and MESA techniques for retrieving testicular and epididymal sperm in azoospermic men. He headed the clinical MIT team that first mapped and sequenced the Y chromosome in infertile men and discovered the now famous DAZ gene for male fertility. His research includes also the study of reproduction and fertility in zoo animals and endangered species. Most recently he has perfected the preservation of fertility for cancer patients with ovarian freezing and transplantation and thereby figured out how to extend t