MALE INFERTILITY, CAUSES AND TREATMENT

Male infertility is a situation whereby a man is unable to pregnant a woman over a long period of time. Male infertility account for approximately one-fifth of all infertility cases in the world 
                                CAUSES OF MALE INFERTILITY 

  • Gonad disorder.
  • Pituitary     disorder
  • Sperm transport disorder    
Male infertility usually occurs when there is: Sperm abnormal morphology, low sperm count and poor ejaculation.
                            CAUSES OF SPERM ABNORMALITY

  • Abnormally developed testis
  • Inflammation of the testicle
  • Swollen veins in the scrotum 
                            CAUSES OF LOW SPERM COUNT

  • Hormone disorder
  • Genetic conditions
  • Alcohol, Tobacco and other hard drugs.
  • Infections
  • Wearing tight boxers
                         HOW MALE INFERTILITY ARE DIAGNOSED
The health care provider may use one or more of the following test to access fertility.

  • Semen analysis: this is used to ascertain the quality of the sperm.
  • Blood test: to check for infections or hormone problems.
  • Physical examination of the penis, scrotum and prostate.
Semen analysis is the most important part of male fertility test. During the analysis, the records of the following are kept.

  • Sperm count: 20 - 300 million per millilitre are considered normal. Below 10 million are considered poor.
  • Volume of semen: 2 milliter are considered normal.
  • Morphology: the size and shape of the sperm affect its ability to swim and fertilize an egg. 30%  of normally shaped sperm are considered normal.
  • Motility: the number of active cells is rated in percentage, from 1- 100 with 50% considered the minimum.
                      HOW MALE INFERTILITY CAN BE TREATED

  • Take medications to boost sperm production
  • Take antibiotics to heal the infections
  • Take hormones to improve hormone imbalance
  • Stop wearing tight boxers
  • Stop alcohol and other hard drugs.
  • With the use of herbal drugs.


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