Dealing With Male Infertility

Infertility is a term that has most often been referred to in correlation to female infertility. Male infertility has always been a subject of taboo. In the present scenario, it is no longer a term confined to women, but a problem with needs to be addressed for the members of the male gender also. The idea that male fertility is eternal is a misconception now.

- Sushma M Bhardwaj

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The hormone testosterone is produced in the male testes which are responsible for the onset of puberty in males. The most fertile age is from 30 to 35 years and after that, the decline starts but these days the decline in male fertility starts at an early age. The reasons are countless:

1) Medical reason: Infection which sometimes leads to swelling in the veins

2) Retrograde semen enters the bladder

3) Tumor or cancer or other malignant bodies

4) Genetic problems like cystic fibrosis

5) Hormone imbalance hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands, and low testosterone levels

6) Defects of tubes: Tubes that carry sperm (seminal vesicles) may have some blockage

7) Problems with intercourse: Such as erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, painful intercourse, anatomical abnormalities, and less libido

8) Certain medications like steroids to enhance muscle power surgeries like prostrate, large intestine, and rectal cancer