What Causes Infertility in Men And How Can One Prevent And Cure It?

Infertility affects approximately 1 out of every 6 couples. An infertility diagnosis is given to a couple who are unable to conceive over the course of one year.

When the problem lies with the male partner it is referred to as male infertility.

Male infertility factors contribute to approximately 30% of all infertility cases, and male infertility alone accounts for approximately one-fifth of all infertility cases.

What causes infertility in men?

There are four main causes of infertility in males:

Quantity of sperm

Semen containing fewer sperm, or no sperm at all, can impact a male’s fertility if the female’s egg cannot be fertilised due to a lack of sperm.

This is otherwise known as having a low sperm count. A low sperm count is clinically defined as having less than 15 million sperm per millilitre of semen.

If you or your partner are concerned about your potential sperm count, you can check the quantity of your sperm via a sperm analysis.

Ejaculation disorders

Having problems with ejaculation can impact your fertility if your sperm cannot reach the egg for it to be fertilised.

Examples of ejaculatory disorders include premature ejaculation (where ejaculation occurs too early), retrograde ejaculation (where semen is ejaculated into the bladder) and the failure to ejaculate.

Quality of sperm

The quality of your sperm may be impacting your fertility, such as sperm mobility and having ‘abnormal sperm’. Decreased sperm mobility can impact the quality of your sperm as it can create difficulty for the sperm to reach the egg, and fertilise it.

Many factors of abnormal sperm are unexplained but can be due to a variety of factors including an abnormal shape, making it harder for sperm to move and fertilise an egg. You can check the quality of your sperm via a sperm analysis.

Testicular damage

Testicles contain your sperm and protect the delicate cells from the outside environment. Damage to your testicles can have a serious impact on your fertility by affecting the quality and quantity of sperm. Overheating sperm can seriously impact their quality.

Keeping your testicles cool is important to maintain an optimum temperature of your sperm. Simple ways that you can help to do this include not sitting down for long periods of time and not wearing too tight underwear.

Other causes of testicular damage are trauma, such as from sport, infection, testicular surgery, a congenital defect and undescended testicles.

 How to Cure Infertilty in men

• Taking medications to help increase sperm production
• Taking antibiotics to heal an infection
• Taking hormones to improve hormone imbalance
• Avoiding taking long hot showers, using hot tubs or saunas
• Wearing looser underwear such as boxer shorts versus jockey shorts

Sperm production may also improve by taking clinically proven supplements.  Anything that increases the number of healthy sperm increases the chances of conception.

Many health food stores and vitamin shops offer male fertility supplements.

How to Prevent Infertility in men

There are natural and medicinal ways to prevent Inferitilty in men...

They are:

• Avoiding sexually transmitted diseases
• Avoiding illicit drugs
• Avoiding radiation when possible
• Avoiding exposure to toxic substances
• Avoiding heavy or frequent use of alcohol
• Observing good personal hygiene and health practices
• Avoiding long, hot baths, hot tubs or saunas
• Wearing loose-fitting underwear

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