What is Infertility? Infertility is defined as condition in which reproductive system fails to conceive child.
Couples who are not able to conceive child after one year are considered to suffer from infertility problem.
Infertility is not only the problem of women males also suffer from infertility.
What is Male Infertility? Male becomes infertile due to formation of deformed sperms.
It is also possible that sperm die at initial stage and fails to reach egg.
In some cases individual suffers from Azoospermia in this condition no sperms cells produced.
In other conditions deformed sperms are produced or sperms die before they reach egg.
In very rare cases genetic disease such as cystic fibrosis or a chromosomal abnormality is also responsible for infertility in males.
Important Facts about Infertility in Males Infertility and males may be due to hormone disorders, illness or injury.
Sexual dysfunction can also cause infertility in males.
Any disorder, illness and injury of sex organs can stop sperm conception on temporary or permanent basis.
Causes and Risk Factors of Infertility in Males oMost common causes of male infertility include deformed sperm formation, distorted sperm delivery, hormone deficiency/testosterone deficiency.
oDefects of reproductive system such as cryptorchidism, anarchism can cause male infertility.
oCertain diseases and infections can also develop infertility.
Diseases such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and sexually transmitted diseases.
Infections that results in male infertility include prostatitis, epididymitis and orchitis.
oMales suffer from infertility because of hormonal imbalance due to injury of pituitary gland, hypothalamus or testes.
oMetabolic disorder Hermochromatosis disturbs normal way of iron utilization and its storage may also end up in infertility.
oAnother important reason for infertility is Retrograde Ejaculation.
It is the condition in which muscles and nerves of the bladder neck get injured and neck fails to close during ejaculation.
This can happen due to bladder surgery, congenital defects in urethra or bladder and diseases that influences nervous system.
oTesticular Cancer is also the cause for male infertility.
oVaricocele is considered as common cause of male infertility.
In this condition enlarged mass of veins is formed in spermatic cord in the scrotum.
This reduces blood flow in testicles that disturbs sperm production.
oChemotherapy, radiation, testicular trauma, hormone deficiency, isolated LH(Luteninzing Hormone) deficiency and tumors of pituitary gland, hypothalamus and testicles are considered as acquired causes for male infertility.
Factors Increases Risk of Infertility in Males Quantity and quality of man's sperm is influenced by overall health and lifestyle.
Certain factors can reduce the quality and quantity of sperms in man.
Some of these factors are as follows oExcess Alcohol Intake oCertain drugs oEnvironmental toxins such as pesticides, lead, radioactive substances, mercury and heavy metals disturb fertility.
oSmoking oOther health problems oRadiation and chemotherapy for cancer oAge oExcessive exercise releases too many steroid hormones that can influence fertility.
oStress and obesity oHeat or high temperature in the testicles can reduce sperm production on temporary basis.
To avoid this don't do frequent bike riding and frequent hot baths or saunas.