What are the symptoms of male infertility?

Many men nowadays do not know that the probability of male infertility is many times higher than that of females, and most of them are related to lifestyle habits. In addition, physical illness factors are not excluded. Male infertility is often found in many couples who have not been able to conceive for many years. Both parties go to the hospital for a checkup. Because infertility has no symptoms, it occurs silently and makes people feel If there is no change and the couple has not been able to conceive after years of efforts, both parties should go to the hospital for a detailed physical examination, a medical history test to check whether the body has had any diseases before, a physical examination to confirm whether the patient's organ system and reproductive system have any complications, and then, based on the cause and onset of the disease, medication treatment should be used.

Symptoms and signs

1. Medical history: Inquire about occupation, past medical history, lifestyle and eating habits, smoking and drinking history, marital history, sexual life (frequency, posture, erection and ejaculation, whether or not there is orgasm), whether semen has been tested, and the woman’s health and marital history.

2. Physical examination: Check the general condition and pay attention to any special body shape and systemic diseases. Check the external genitalia and pay attention to the degree of penis development, external urethral opening, testicular size, the relationship between the epididymis and testicles, and whether there are lesions in the spermatic cord (such as varicocele, lesions in the vas deferens, etc.). Pay attention to the prostate and seminal vesicles during rectal examination, perform prostate massage, and perform smear examination.

Medication

In addition to identifying the cause and receiving targeted treatment, male infertility patients should also pay attention to their daily lives in order to achieve better treatment results.

1. Be calm and don't be too anxious or worried. Be patient with infertility and stick to the treatment. Because it takes a process for the testicle to produce sperm. Generally, it takes about 74 days for spermatogonia to evolve into sperm. After the sperm is discharged from the testicle, it has to go through a maturation process of about 18 days in the epididymis before it can be discharged from the body. So even if the medicine is effective, it will take 3 months to be effective. Therefore, the treatment of infertility is often 3 months as a course of treatment. Frequent changes of medicines are not conducive to treatment. In addition, emotional instability can also cause spermatogenesis and sexual dysfunction. According to statistics, infertility caused by emotional disorders accounts for about 5% of all infertile people. It can be seen that it is important to stabilize emotions and treat patiently.

2. Avoid adverse environmental factors. Many infertility cases are caused by environmental factors that affect the spermatogenic function of the testicles. For example, exposure to radiation, chemical products, heavy metals, and high-temperature operations can quickly damage spermatogenic cells in sensitive people, making it impossible to produce sperm. If it is indeed caused by such reasons, then you should get rid of contact or take precautions as soon as possible to recover from the original damage. If you do not pay attention to it for a long time and let it go, it will be difficult to cure when it reaches an irreversible level. For infertile patients, smoking and drinking should be avoided as much as possible. Smoking a lot will increase the content of thiocyanate in semen, which can inhibit the motility of sperm. The number of deformed sperm in the semen of smokers is also significantly higher than that of non-smokers. The ethanol (alcohol) contained in wine is also harmful to the testicles. Long-term excessive drinking can seriously affect the activity of the three enzymes that synthesize androgens in the body, so that the testicles cannot produce androgens and sperm normally. Drinking an average of 250g of strong alcohol every day for 2 to 5 years can also significantly increase the incidence of erectile dysfunction. Caffeine is a harmful substance for spermatogenic cells. Drinking more than 4 cups of coffee a day will affect fertility, so it should be avoided. Similarly, do not drink beverages such as cola and strong tea containing caffeine.