What are the reasons for male infertility?

Infertility is not only a female problem. 30% are due to male infertility and almost 50% female infertility. The rest 20% are mostly unexplained causes involving both partners.

The reasons for male infertility include:

• Low sperm count
• Abnormal shape of the sperm
• Low sperm mobility
• Retrograde ejaculation, here the semen is ejaculated into the bladder and so no fertilization is possible
• High temperatures of the testes – High temperature can affect the production and mobility of the sperm. Testes have not descended into the scrotum. Inside the body cavity the temperature is higher than the external scrotum. Tight underwears and pants, hot bath and enlarged veins in the scrotum can also increase the temperature of the testes.
• Blocked sperm ducts
• No sperm are produced
• Problems with the form and structure of the sperm
• Autoimmune problems, here the immune system considers the sperm as a foreign bacterium or virus, attacks and damages them
• Sexually transmitted diseases or other infections
• Hormonal problems
• Erectile dysfunction
• Premature ejaculation
• Excess alcohol
• Malnutrition
• Smoking
• Abuse of drugs, cannabis, cocaine, party drugs
• Side effects of prescribed medicines
• Toxins and environmental poisons like pesticides, heavy metals etc.
• Female sexual hormones from drinking water from birth control pills
• Exposure to radiation
• Obesity
• Stress

Consult with your doctor and mostly he could help you. Right food and healthy lifestyle help in many cases.

Male Infertility

More than 16 hours away from home to work, tension, tiredness, poor water and fluid intake, processed or junk or fast food consumption regularly, environmental poisons, less physical work, almost no antioxidants in the food are reasons enough for the infertility in men. The expectation makes a man also psychologically in a bad position which is not also advantageous for the reproduction.

Are there more factors which affect the power of reproduction in a man? Yes, there are many and they include:

• diabetes
• undescended testicles
• hormone imbalances (hypothyroidism, hypogonadism)
• obesity
• hereditary
• sexually transmitted diseases – infection
• mumps
• autoimmune diseases
• liver, kidney diseases
• abuse of anabolic steroids
• certain medicines
• abuse of narcotic drugs and designer or party drugs
• chemotherapy
• diet low in antioxidants
• exposure to toxic metals
• exposure to xenoestrogens like pesticides
• erection problems
• premature ejaculation
• excessive exercise or physical activity
• wearing tight pants and underwear
• hot bath
• prolonged sitting work
• radiation and radiation therapy
• poor sperm quality
• poor movement of sperm
• low sperm count

If you want to avoid infertility the above conditions must be changed. For many men it helps to make the wife pregnant. It is easy with a counseling to change this. The medical provider, dietician and counselor must be good to solve these problems.

If there are other reasons, the necessary hormones and other estimations must be done in the blood. The medical history is also important here.

Do not forget, in infertility the problem lies on 30% with men, 30% with women and 40% on both.

The risks are completely avoided, the hormone therapy is also done, still no success, what to do? The other treatments considered may be:

1. Artificial insemination - placing sperm directly in the cervix or uterus.
2. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection - placing individual sperm cells directly inside the woman's eggs.
3. In vitro fertilization - fertilizing the egg outside the womb and then returning it to the uterus.

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