Post Date April, 15 2023
What is male infertility?
According to the regulations of the World Health Organization, couples who have not taken any contraceptive measures for sexual intercourse for more than 1 year and have caused female infertility due to male factors are considered male infertility.
There are multiple reasons for male infertility, and there are too many cases of unknown causes
According to the diagnosis and treatment guidelines for male infertility, the main causes of decreased male fertility include congenital and acquired urogenital malformations, reproductive tract infections, elevated scrotal temperature (varicocele), endocrine disorders, genetic defects, and immune factors.
It may seem obvious at a glance, but when it comes to a patient, what exactly causes infertility is often a difficult question to answer.
It's difficult to explain clearly, "the expert also felt helpless," because male infertility has a characteristic of too many unexplained cases
The so-called unexplained infertility, also known as idiopathic infertility, refers to the situation where both husband and wife use existing examination methods without obvious abnormalities, but have not conceived a child; Alternatively, if the examination simply indicates that the quality of male semen is not good, and semen analysis shows oligozoospermia, asthenozoospermia, and malformation, but the cause is unknown, it is called "idiopathic semen abnormality".
Among the causes of male infertility, this unexplained or idiopathic semen abnormality accounts for the largest proportion, reaching 60-75%. Varicocele only accounts for 12.3%, urinary and reproductive tract infections are only 6.6%, and other factors are even less.
Although there are many reasons for infertility, they are basically reflected in semen, regardless of whether it is good or bad. Therefore, semen analysis is the most routine examination.
