What department should men go to for fertility check-up?

Nowadays, infertility has brought troubles to many families. Everyone hopes to have their own children. Infertility in a family is not only about women who need to check their bodies, but in many cases, men may also have problems with their bodies. Therefore, men should also conduct a comprehensive physical examination. So, what department should men go to for fertility examination?

Generally, the pre-pregnancy check for men is mainly to check the semen quality, and usually it is enough to register at the andrology department of the hospital.

Doctor's introduction: Male fertility test mainly checks whether the sexual quality is healthy, which is the key to confirm whether normal fertility is possible. It is better to abstain from sex for 3-5 days before the test.

In addition to semen examination, there are also endocrine examination, prostatic fluid examination, seminal plasma biochemical examination, microbiological examination, and genetic examination:

1. Routine semen examination: This is the most basic and important clinical indicator for measuring male fertility. The parameters of semen are what doctors need to know first. Patients should pay attention to the following: do not have sex for 2-7 days before undergoing this male reproductive system examination.

2. Endocrine examination: Reproductive endocrine dysfunction affects male sexual and reproductive functions and is an important cause of male infertility. Endocrine examinations in male reproductive system examinations mainly involve the determination of sex hormones T, FSH, LH, PRL, E2, inhibin B and various stimulation tests, such as the hcg stimulation test.

3. Prostatic fluid examination: can cause male infertility. Prostatic fluid examination in male reproductive system examination can provide a basis for the diagnosis of prostatitis.

4. Biochemical examination of sperm: The analysis of chemical composition of sperm is helpful to understand the functions of epididymis, prostate and seminal vesicle. When patients have low semen volume, azoospermia, oligospermia, unexplained decreased sperm motility, congenital defects of accessory glands and diseases of accessory glands, they can undergo biochemical examination of sperm in the male reproductive system examination. Common tests include fructose, botulinum toxin, acid phosphatase, etc.

5. Microbiological examination: Male urinary and reproductive system infections often lead to male infertility. The pathogenic microorganisms related to male urinary and reproductive system infections include bacteria, viruses, spirochetes, mycoplasmas, chlamydia, etc. Common ones include gonococci, papillomavirus, adenoplasma, Chlamydia trachomatis, etc.

6. Genetic examination: The normality of male-related chromosomes and genes is the basis for maintaining normal reproductive function. Abnormalities of chromosomes and genes can lead to abnormal sexual differentiation and/or sperm production disorders, thus seriously affecting reproductive function.

Therefore, it is very important to conduct chromosome and gene examinations on couples with abnormal sex differentiation or other genetic defects, azoospermia and severe oligospermia, family history of genetic diseases, and recurrent miscarriage.