Men's Reproductive Health

Men’s Reproductive Health

Overview

Men’s reproductive health is an important part of the fertility evaluation. Up to 50% of couples struggling with infertility will have a male factor. A semen analysis is an essential step in the initial workup, and results may guide recommendations for treatment. PNWF also offers sperm cryopreservation for those interested in future family building. This may include individuals needing cancer treatment, pursuing gender-affirming therapy, or planning a vasectomy.

Men’s Reproductive Health

Overview

Men’s reproductive health is an important part of the fertility evaluation. Up to 50% of couples struggling with infertility will have a male factor. A semen analysis is an essential step in the initial workup, and results may guide recommendations for treatment. PNWF also offers sperm cryopreservation for those interested in future family building. This may include individuals needing cancer treatment, pursuing gender-affirming therapy, or planning a vasectomy.

PNWF Approach

Sperm parameters can be important indicators of overall health and wellbeing for men. In some situations we refer male patients to a reproductive urologist who can provide expert consultation and discuss potential treatment.

PNWF works closely with Dr. Kevin A. Ostrowski, a reproductive urologist based at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland. Our providers collaborate with him to develop the best treatment plan, and he is able to offer surgical sperm retrieval procedures at our Seattle clinic.

About Dr. Kevin Ostrowski

Dr. Ostrowski is a board-certified urologist and fellowship trained in Male Infertility Andrology and Men’s Health. After attending medical school at St. Louis University, he completed his residency at OHSU in Portland, Oregon and fellowship training at the University of Washington. He received extensive training in the clinical and surgical aspects of male infertility including: azoospermia, hormonal therapy, advanced sperm retrieval techniques, evaluation and treatment of azoospermia, testicular sperm extraction, micro-TESE, and vasectomy reversal.

He is a member of the American Urological Association (AUA), Society for the Study of Male Reproduction (SSMR), and American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). In 2018, he received the Julian S. Ansell Teaching Award from the University of Washington Department of Urology for outstanding teaching during the academic year.

Dr. Ostrowski is passionate about male fertility and male fertility preservation. He likes to partner with his patients to create a personal care plan to meet all of his patient’s needs. Being from the Pacific Northwest, he’s excited to be providing care to the community he grew up in. In his free time, he and his family can be found paddle boarding on Lake Sammamish in the summer or skiing at Snoqualmie Pass in the winter months.

About Dr. Tom Walsh

Thomas J. Walsh, M.D., M.S., is a board certified urologist at the Men’s Health Center at UW Medical Center Roosevelt and a UW associate professor of Urology.

Dr. Walsh believes in a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment of male infertility and sexual dysfunction. He works closely with experts in female reproductive health to offer comprehensive care to infertile couples. He integrates the most advanced and minimally invasive diagnostic and treatment modalities into his practice.

Dr. Walsh earned his M.D. at Northwestern University with high honors and his M.S. at the UW, where he was a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Scholar. His clinical and research interests include all aspects of male reproductive and sexual dysfunction. He is a fellow-trained microsurgeon and commonly performs microscopic vasectomy reversal and varicocele surgery. In his free time Dr. Walsh loves spending time with his family. He enjoys the outdoors and is an avid cyclist and sailor.