Post Date December, 03 2023
Currently, there are about 230 million couples of childbearing age in the country, and the incidence of infertility is between 8% and 10%. That is, 10 million families are worried about having children.
The main causes of male infertility are genetics, abnormal sexual hormones, varicocele, genital tract infection, cryptorchidism, bad living habits, and external pollution.
If men know some simple reproductive knowledge and self testing methods, they can conduct effective self testing.
If you gently touch along the spermatic cord from top to bottom and find large, wormlike, soft, and tortuous masses within the scrotum, it is important to note that this may be a varicocele. It can cause testicular temperature to rise, and stagnation of venous blood affects testicular metabolism, thereby interfering with spermatogenesis and causing a decline in semen quality.
If there is testicular swelling and pain, and the testicles gradually shrink after relief, it may be testicular torsion or traumatic atrophy after orchitis. This is often accompanied by irreversible damage to spermatogenic cells. If the testicle fails to descend into the scrotum and remains in the abdominal cavity, it is called cryptorchidism. Excessive temperature in the abdominal cavity is not conducive to sperm production, and the risk of testicular malignancy is greatly increased.
Observing semen can also partially reflect fertility. Normal semen is grayish white or slightly yellow. If pink or red appears, it is bloody semen. The normal semen volume is 2-6 milliliters, and if it is more than 7 milliliters, it is excessive. Not only will the sperm density become low, but it is also easy to flow out of the female vagina, resulting in a decrease in the total sperm count. "If the total amount of semen is less than 2 milliliters, it means that the amount of semen is low. If the total amount of semen is less than 1 milliliter, it means that there is too little, which can easily lead to infertility.". After ejaculation, semen generally turns into liquid within 15 to 30 minutes. If it cannot change its shape after more than 30 minutes, it is clinically called non liquefaction of semen and is also a cause of infertility.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
