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- How do you define Infertility?
Infertility is defined as inability of a couple to conceive naturally after one year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.
- Is infertility a common problem?
It remains a major clinical and social problem, affecting perhaps one couple in six. It affects 13% to 15% of couples worldwide. Male infertility plays a key role in conception difficulties of up to 40% infertile couples.
- What are the causes of male infertility?
Factors relating to male infertility include:
Pre-testicular factors refers to conditions that impede adequate support of the testes and include situations of poor hormonal support and poor general health like Hypogonadism due to various causes, Drugs alcohol, smoking, Medicines etc.
Testicular factors refer to conditions where the testes produces semen of low quantity and /or poor quality despite adequate hormonal support and include : Age, Genetic defects on the Y chromosome etc.
Post testicular factors decrease male fertility due to conditions that affect the male genital system after testicular sperm production and include defects of the genital tract as well as problems in ejaculation.
- Is male Impotency and infertility same?
No, Impotency is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. Impotency can lead to infertility.
- What increases a man’s risk of infertility?
The number and quality of man’s sperm can be affected by his overall health and lifestyle. Some factors that may increase the risk of male infertility are :
- alcohol
- drugs
- environmental toxins, including pesticides and lead
- smoking cigarettes
- health problems
- medicines
- radiation treatment and chemotherapy for cancer
- age
- How is the condition diagnosed?
The diagnosis of infertility begins with a medical history and physical examination. The provider may order blood tests to look for hormone imbalances or disease. A semen sample may be needed. The volume of the semen is measured, as well as the number of sperm in the sample. How well the sperm move is also assessed.
- What are the long- term effects of the condition?
Male infertility can create major tension and the problem has caused many once healthy relationships to break up. It does not affect the couples’ life only, but it also affects the healthcare services and social environment. The feelings experienced by the infertile couples include depression, grief, guilt, shame and inadequacy with social isolation.
- What is semen analysis?
In semen analysis we evaluates certain characteristics of a male’s semen like Sperm count, Total sperm count, Motility, Morphology, Volume etc.
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