Male Infertility – Causes and Treatment
Infertility – the inability of a pair to have children over one year of regular sexual intercourse without contraception. Nowadays, all over the world there is large number of couples experiencing infertility. World index ranges from 15 to 17%. Despite the fact that even the very definition of “infertility” refers to the pair, not just to women, health care professionals only in the last decade began to take into account the “male factor”, and not by accident. Modern statistics and medical studies show that nearly half of the cases the inability to have children is to blame man.
As a general rule, no special problems associated with the lack of reproductive function, the man does not feel. For many years, representative of the stronger sex`s impaired fertility can remain hidden until the couple did not take a firm decision to have a child, and desired pregnancy for a woman wouldn`t have been come. If the attempt to achieve pregnancy in a couple is unsuccessful for one year, causes of dysfunction are established on the results of the survey and the issue of the treatment is discussed.
Diagnostics of male infertility
To achieve good results and improve reproductive activity, is required the man to passed all a thorough examination of. The effectiveness of male infertility`s treatment of depends primarily on the correct diagnosis.
Sperm analysis. As a rule, this is the first and most specific analysis of male, the survey starts with him. It is important that in this case rules completion of analysis to be accurately observed, and study of sperm analysis to be conducted by competent professionals in the competent laboratory.
Blood test. Because infertility is often associated with endocrine factors it is required to hold a hormonal blood test.
Medical history. Medical story is studies detailed including general and especially sexual development, previous diseases and treatments covered, the impact of external factors is taken into account.
General examination. It is necessary to identify hormonal problems or find other causes for infertility. Particular attention is paid to signs of genital infections and disorders such as changes in the testes and blocked sperm ducts.
The causes of male infertility
Often violations of spermatogenesis develop on the background of the nervous system overload state of chronic stress and taking antidepressants. To return the activity of sperm after overheating, wait at least 72 hours, and the effects of medication disappear only after 72 days. However, the most common reason that leads to the necessity of treating male infertility, as the experts say, is still obese.
The diagram shows reasons that cause infertility. The data are expressed as a percentage.
The diagram №1 – the causes of male infertility
Experts on the basis of a large number of publications, revealing the causes of male infertility, composed the complex diagram. It displays the main reasons that in one way or another cause violation of male fertility (ability to participate in fertilization). Selecting a method for treating male infertility depends on the identified causes of disturbances of spermatogenesis. In that case, if the cause of impotency is an increased level of female hormone, drug therapy pills is assigned, which reduce level of hormone.
If a man has genital infections, he will have a course of antibiotics. Hormonal disruptions (insufficient or excessive amounts of certain other hormones) should be treated with hormonal therapy. If sperm analysis revealed poor sperm quality, violation should be treated with homeopathic remedies, vitamins, and immune correcting means.