Some men are diagnosed with infertility during pre marital checkups, which is a huge blow for men. This means that it is very likely that one will never be a father in their lifetime, which is truly heartbreaking. However, apart from being sad, everyone should think about what causes infertility.
The Five Major Causes of Male Infertility
1. Long term wearing tight jeans:
Long term wearing tight pants can bind the male scrotum and testicles, coupled with poor breathability of the jeans fabric and poor local heat dissipation, causing an increase in scrotal temperature and reducing sperm production and vitality. In addition, the trousers hinder the local blood circulation of the testis, especially the venous blood return, which can cause testicular blood stasis and affect sperm production.
2. The bath water temperature is too high:
High temperature is the "nemesis" of sperm, and the process of sperm growth requires low temperature, otherwise it will die prematurely. If male friends frequently take hot baths, hot springs, or saunas, excessive water temperature can reduce sperm count or cause deformities.
3. Chemical pollution:
Long term work and life in places contaminated by chemicals, such as newly renovated houses and chemical production workshops, can significantly reduce the number of sperm in men, and in severe cases, even lead to infertility.
4. Long term smoking:
The harmful components in tobacco can enter the reproductive system through blood circulation, directly or indirectly causing toxic effects, which have a negative impact on various indicators of semen, especially the percentage of sperm forward movement and sperm morphology. Due to the combined effects of nicotine and other alkaloids in tobacco, cadmium, as well as oxidative damage caused by smoking, increased vulnerability of sperm cells to damage, and decreased self-repair ability, male smoking may also cause sperm distortion.
5. Regular socializing:
Successful men in their careers always engage in many social activities, and they consume a large amount of alcohol and spicy food during each social interaction. Both types of imported foods can damage the endocrine function of the hypothalamic pituitary gonadal reproductive axis, inhibit the synthesis of testosterone by interstitial cells, damage the spermatogenic epithelium, cause testicular dysplasia, spermatogenic disorders, and directly cause changes in sperm morphology. Alcohol can lead to a decrease in testosterone, an increase in follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and estradiol, resulting in a decrease in semen volume and sperm count, as well as a decrease in sperm motility.
How does traditional Chinese medicine prevent and treat male infertility?
For male infertility, the three methods of "regulating sperm, treating sperm, and nourishing sperm" are used in clinical practice. 'Regulating semen' refers to regulating the balance of yin and yang when men experience symptoms such as fatigue, low back soreness, and night sweats, but their semen is checked to be normal.
In summary, after understanding the five major causes of male infertility, men should pay attention to their physical protection in daily life. If they have the habit of smoking, they must quit as soon as possible. The earlier you quit smoking, the earlier it is possible to cure infertility. If it is necessary to socialize, the time for socializing should also be minimized and one should go home early to rest.