I believe that male friends have heard of male infertility in their daily lives. Moreover, perhaps some male friends have also had male infertility themselves, or someone around them has had this disease. Therefore, male infertility has become a concern for many male friends. Below, I will talk about the bad habits that cause this disease.
1、 The hazards of smoking
I'm afraid most people don't realize that long-term and heavy smoking can endanger fertility. In recent years, research has confirmed that smoking can interfere with the function of the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis, reduce semen quality, lead to oligospermia and asthenospermia, and even induce varicocele. According to epidemiological statistics at home and abroad, varicocele is an important factor leading to male infertility.
2、 The impact of alcohol consumption
The testicles and liver can be directly affected by alcohol, and chronic alcoholism often leads to testicular atrophy. Fibrosis around the seminiferous tubules and a decrease in the number of embryonic cells can be seen on the section. Excessive alcohol consumption can lower blood testosterone levels, inhibit pituitary function, and cause sexual dysfunction. Patients with alcoholism also have autoimmune phenomena, which can cause the formation of anti sperm antibodies in men's bodies, which is an important cause of infertility.
3、 Improper sexual activity
It can cause infectious diseases of the genitourinary tract, such as urethritis, prostatitis, epididymitis, etc. These diseases can cause the formation of antisperm antibodies, which can lead to infertility. Inflammation itself can cause narrowing and obstruction of the vas deferens, leading to impaired sperm transport and infertility. In addition, sperm infection, also known as bacteriospermia, refers to the presence of bacteria in sperm, which increases the number of white blood cells in semen and significantly reduces sperm survival rate, which can also affect fertility.
4、 Drug abuse
At present, it is known that smoking a large amount of marijuana can cause a decrease in testosterone levels in the blood and a decrease in sperm density. Cocaine can cause a decrease in sperm count. High dose of nitrofurantoin can cause early development disorder of spermatocyte. In addition, taking drugs containing lead or arsenic, cimetidine, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, thiazide diuretics, macrolides, antibiotic, some hormones and anti amoeba drugs will damage the spermatogenic function.
5、 Hobbies for hot baths
Frequent visits to saunas, sweatshops, flint baths, hot baths, etc. These places all have temperatures above 38 ℃. The human testes prefer cool and fear heat. According to research, high temperatures can inhibit sperm production, thereby damaging male fertility. People who often wear tight pants can also affect testicular heat dissipation, which is detrimental to fertility.
6、 Improper diet
Long term consumption of large amounts of seafood can increase the concentration of mercury ions in the blood and is not conducive to fertility. Due to the pollution of seawater, seafood has a concentration effect on these toxic substances such as mercury. Mercury is a cytotoxic agent, and it has been reported that its chloride can inhibit DNA synthesis in sperm. Animal experiments have confirmed that methylmercury can induce male animal infertility. Recently, someone has studied that the mercury content in shark fin is high, and it is also dangerous to drink Shark fin soup often.
Anyway, for male friends, besides family and career, the most important thing for themselves is their own body. Having a healthy and strong body is the capital for us to carry out the "revolution". Only by taking good care of our body can we avoid being troubled by our own diseases and become more energetic in doing other things while striving for our careers.