Will high prolactin levels cause infertility in men?

Many people may think that high prolactin is something that only happens to women. In fact, this understanding is incorrect. Men can also have high prolactin. Once men have high prolactin, it will affect their physical condition. There are many reasons for high prolactin in men. So, will high prolactin in men cause infertility?

Will high prolactin levels cause infertility in men?

1. Physiological reasons: Too much or too little exercise in men, long-term use of foods containing hormone drugs, as well as hypoglycemia and psychological trauma can all cause the increase of men's lactation hormone.

2. Objective factors: Long-term use of estrogen drugs, antihypertensive drugs, gastrointestinal drugs, and sedatives by men can cause an increase in lactation in men.

3. Physiological factors: Pituitary prolactinoma, chronic renal failure, hypothalamic pituitary disease, primary hypothyroidism, and more serious liver disease are all common physiological reasons that can cause increased prolactin in men.

If a man has high prolactin, it will continue to release estrogen and progesterone from the egg, thus affecting the production and metabolism of estrogen, which will affect the perfection of male sperm. In addition, high prolactin will continue to weaken the response of sex hormones and their associated sex hormones to gonadotropin, which will affect the metabolism and exercise of the body, causing erectile dysfunction in men, and finally affecting the reproductive function of men, causing male infertility.

In view of the many reasons that can cause the increase of prolactin in men, we should pay more attention to prevention in daily life. In addition, from the above detailed introduction, we can also see that the adverse effects of increased prolactin in men are very large, so if there is a high prolactin condition, treatment should be carried out in time.