Male infertility accounts for about 40% of infertility cases
Infertility is defined as a husband and wife after 1-2 years of living, having sex in a normal way on average 2-3 times/week, not using any contraception that the wife has not yetpregnant.A unfortunate couple falls into this situation, the cause may be due to the wife or husband or both.
Dr.Phan Chi Thanh (National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology) said that, through the actual examination, doctors encountered many cases of infertility advice after 1-2 years of normal husband and wife relationship but had never been pregnant.Eliminate the cause of the wife, there are nearly half of the cause of infertility originating from the husband.
According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, male infertility accounts for about 40% of infertility cases, equivalent to the rate of infertility in women.Sperm abnormalities are the most common cause of male infertility.
Sperm abnormalities are the most common cause of male infertility.
To determine this, it is necessary to do semen tests.Specifically, unusual cases of semen can be encountered such as sperm, minor sperm, deformity sperm ..., in which the little and weak sperm is the most common problem (21%), no sperm (15%), deformed sperm (10%).
What causes of sperm abnormalities?
Patients with a history of trauma (injury, testicular twisting, testicles) increases the risk of no sperm without sperm.Patients with a history of sexually transmitted disease, leading to inflammation also increases the risk of male infertility, Dr.Phan Chi Thanh said.In addition, men after the age of 55 or those who have been poisoned (tobacco, lead ...) are also potential individuals at risk of sperm quality and thus leading to limited pregnancy.
Some people after undergoing surgery in the bladder neck, after prostate cutting;Patients with diabetes;The sequelae of spinal cord damage ... appeared ejaculation.This is also the cause of male infertility.Or fake some men who have 'relationship' but not ejaculation due to mental factors or spinal cord lesions.
Vasicination, clogging of the epididymis, no congenital vasectomy ... According to statistics, about 10% of male infertility.Some men suffer from testicular impairment, hidden testes, some chromosomal disorders ... also lead to sperm abnormalities.
Male infertility due to immunity: Male immunity is due to the appearance of antibodies against sperm.This antibody can be found in serum or in semen.Women can detect antibodies against sperm in cervical mucus.These are surface antibodies.These antibodies themselves do not cause infertility but when combined with other factors, they cause infertility.
How is male infertility treatment?
Treatment of infertility in men is obviously the work of doctors.But in many cases, remember the advice 'best doctor is yourself'.The earlier the disease is treated.Therefore, the advice of obstetric experts is that you need to be sensitive to the abnormal signs of the body to see the examination early and when identified, the disease needs to be actively treated.In order to do this, it is necessary to overcome psychological barriers, especially the psychology of Asians- it is very difficult for many husbands to accept the cause of infertility is due to themselves, afraid to visit, self-treatment with all kinds.The drug is of unknown origin and ingredients that make the disease worse.Only when the infertility persists, the pressure from the family or the disease has progressed seriously, the patient will go to the doctor, causing the treatment to face many difficulties, many cases cannot be effectively treated.
Early examination makes the treatment achieve maximum effect.
Depending on the cause of male infertility, doctors will choose the appropriate treatment methods, bringing high efficiency.That is:
Using drugs: The drug can be used to treat a number of problems affecting men's fertility such as hormonal imbalance and erectile dysfunction.
Surgery: Surgical method can help treat obstruction in vasectomy or varicose veins in the testes.
In addition, doctors can also apply reproductive support methods (ART) including all methods of treating infertility in which both eggs and sperm are used.Some common methods are: Direct sperm pumping method and uterine (IUI);The method of injecting sperm directly into the egg (ICSI);Testing method (IVF);Use sperm or donated eggs.