The ability of male procreation begins to decrease after the age of 35, but many men have a chance of conceiving a child even at the age of 70. It all depends on the diseases, treatments, and how we take care of our body every day.
Statistics show that nearly every third man is affected by reduced fertility, and at least two men out of a hundred are completely infertile.
5 enemies of male fertility
- Environmental conditions
Some threats to male fertility are difficult to avoid because they do not directly depend on us. Among them there are pesticides used in the area of our residence, which are stored both in water and in the air, or heavy pollution of the environment.
- Do not overheat the intimate area
Storing a mobile phone in a trouser pocket for many hours is conducive to overheating of intimate places (and, consequently, sperm) as much as a laptop that remains on your lap for several hours a day. The weakening of sperm is also conducive to wearing underwear made of artificial and too tight-fitting materials.
- Don’t rush your training!
Some steroids used in excess can reduce the size of the testicles. For the sake of semen quality, cyclists should ensure that the saddle is not too hard.
- Cigarettes are to blame for mutations
Doctors agree that tobacco smoke often leads to a reduction in the duration of erection, also in men who follow the principles of a balanced diet. As a consequence of tobacco addiction, sperm motility decreases, and congenital defects in the child cannot be ruled out.
- Beware of past illnesses!
Viral and bacterial infections can adversely, albeit temporarily, limit the potential of male sperm. On the other hand, mumps infection in the years when puberty has passed can be fraught with consequences. Even more serious consequences can be brought by gonorrhea or tuberculosis, because they threaten to completely inhibit the function of the testicles. Diabetes and various medications, as well as urological procedures, sometimes impair male fertility or result in the so-called “retrograde ejaculation” that is backed up into the bladder.
Diagnosis and treatment of infertility
During the tests of semen collected within a few days of carnal love, it allows to determine an autoimmune disease, which consists in the destruction of sperm by the male body and inflammation in the male genitals. The cause of limited fertility may also be oligozoospermia (low sperm count in semen), teratozoospermia (abnormal structure), aspermia (lack of ejaculate), azoospermia (sperm loss in the ejaculate) and asthenozoospermia (associated with insufficient sperm motility).
If fertility is disturbed due to erectile, hormonal or immune disorders, medications and a healthier lifestyle are recommended, a few months of such therapy is enough to return to normal. After diagnosing obstruction of the vas deferens or varicocele, surgical intervention is needed. Delivery of sperm into the uterus using a syringe, i.e. insemination is used when the number or motility of spermatozoa is underestimated.