Reasons for male infertility

 


Conception is the series of steps like female egg ovulation, egg traveling through the fallopian tubes, sperm journey, sperm penetrating the egg then fertilization. In this male infertility is the least part but it has to be focused on when the pregnancy fails. Both men and women are equally important in the pregnancy if either one has a fertility problem also then there is a chance of late pregnancy. This article lets us know more about male infertility. There are a lot of reasons for male infertility, most of them can be prevented or we can easily cure by medications.

If the couple is trying a baby for eight-plus months and failed to get pregnant then they have to consult the doctor immediately. For men, they can consult the urologist or reproductive endocrinologist without any delay.

What is male infertility?



Male infertility is the problem with the man who is unable to make the female pregnant. Infertility is a common issue both men and women can have. There are several reasons for male infertility like low count sperm, poor quality sperm, blockage in delivering the sperm, hormone problems, and many more. In today’s advanced medical technology male infertility can be easily cured with various medications and treatments.

When the male and female have frequent unprotected sex over a year and the female fails to get pregnant without any delay they had to consult the doctor. For male infertility, one can consult a Urologist who is an expert in treating the diseases in the reproductive system or can consult a sexologist who treats sexual problems.

Causes of male infertility



The causes of male infertility can be either due to biological changes inside the body or even environmental changes and bad lifestyle habits.

Azoospermia

Azoospermia is the condition of no sperm in ejaculation. There can be some obstructive or preventing the sperm to flow. This can be treated by surgery in reconstructing the tubes which have the blockage.

Oligospermia

Oligospermia is a condition where the male has a very poor count of sperm. There are several reasons which affect the production of the sperm count like smoking, alcohol consumption, drugs addiction, working in heat radiation, hormone disorder, and long-term medicine intaking can also decrease the sperm production.

Malformed sperm

After the ejaculation, the sperm has to be live to travel into the female uterus and gets fertilized. Malformed sperms are called sperms which do live long till it meets the egg. When the male with the malformed sperms in more quantity results in infertility.

Varicocele

Varicocele is the condition where the male has unusually enlarged veins in the testes. These enlarged veins affect the quality and the production of the sperm.

Chronic health conditions

Illness, chronic diseases like diabetes, HIV, cancer, gonorrhea, chlamydia can affect male fertility. Men involved in chemotherapy, cancer surgery, or radiation therapy in the reproductive parts have infertility.

Hormonal disorders

The hormonal disorder is the most common reason for infertility. Hormonal imbalance affects the quantity, quality, and mobility of the sperm and leads to failure for pregnancy. It can be treated by having regular medicines.

Age

Men of forty-plus age usually have a fertility problem. As age increases the quality of the sperm decreases and this reduces the chance of pregnancy. Men start from the age 40 – 45 has only a few quantities of good quality sperms. And in this case, there is only a minimal chance of pregnancy.

Obesity

Men with obesity or overweight have infertility problems.

Environmental conditions

Men working in radiation therapy are exposed to radiation although they have protective coats also in some cases they may get fertility issues. Men who are working in a toxic environment like mercury, pesticides, calcium, lead generally have infertility.

Unhealthy habits

Men with a bad lifestyle and unhealthy habits like tobacco consumption, uncontrolled intake of alcohol, drug usage will be facing infertility issues.

Symptoms of male infertility

The major symptom of male infertility is unable to start the pregnancy. In certain cases, one had to consult the doctor when he feels the below-given symptom

·        Pain or swelling in a testicle

·        Difficulty in ejaculation

·        Low sperm quantity

·        Testes trauma

·        Decrease in facial or body hair growth suddenly

·        Discomfort during sexual function

·        A low desire for sex

·        Erection problem

These are some of the symptoms of male infertility.

Male infertility can be of any cause but diagnosing at the right time and taking the treatments can help in partner getting pregnant earlier without delay. Consult the doctor from the Drugcarts for male infertility problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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