Male infertility refers to a male’s inability to cause pregnancy in a fertile female. In humans it accounts for 40-50% of infertility. It affects approximately 7% of all men. Male infertility is commonly due to deficiencies in the semen, and semen quality is used as a surrogate measure of male fecundity.
Causes
Idiopathic oligospermia – unexplained sperm deficiencies account for 30% of male infertility.
Oligospermia: Oligospermia defined as less number of sperm in the ejaculate of the male or less than 20 million sperm per milliliter. Normal Sperm count: 20 million / milliliter to 120 million / milliliter Sperm count below 20 million/ml called Oligospermia.
Male Infertility Factor responsible in 30 % of infertile couple, and addition to this additional 20 %there is contributing male factor.
Pre testicular causes
Pre-testicular factors refer to conditions that impede adequate support of the testes and include situations of poor hormonal support and poor general health including:
- Obesity
- Drugs, alcohol
- Hormone(GnRH)
- Strenuous riding
- Medications, including those that affects spermatogenesis such as chemotherapy, anabolic steroids,
- Smokers
- DNA damage
Common inherited variants in genes that encode enzymes employed in DNA mismatch repair are associated with increased risk of sperm DNA damage and male infertility, as men age there is a consistent decline in semen quality, and this decline appears to be due to DNA damage. These findings suggest that DNA damage is an important factor in male infertility.
Testicular factors
Testicular factors refer to conditions where the testes produce semen of low quantity and/or poor quality despite adequate hormonal support and include:
- Age factor
- Abnormal set of chromosomes
- Neoplasm, e.g.seminoma
- Idiopathic ailure
- varicocele
- Troma to testis
- Hydrocele
- Mumups
- Malarial fever
- Cancer of testis
- Acrosomal defect affecting egg penetration
Radiation therapy to a testis decreases its function, but infertility can efficiently be avoided by avoiding radiation to both testes.
Post-testicular causes
Post-testicular factors decrease male fertility due to conditions that affect the male genital system after testicular sperm production and include defects of the genital tract as well as problems in ejaculation:
Diagnosis
The diagnosis of infertility begins with a medical history and physical exam by a physician or nurse practitioner. Typically two separate semen analysis will be required. The provider may order blood tests to look for hormone imbalances, medical conditions, or genetic issues.
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