Male infertility is generally treated as a disease in medicine. In fact, modern medical research has shown that rather than being a common male disease, it is better to treat it as a signal of a certain disease. Because from a clinical perspective, for most infertile men, as long as the fundamental disease is cured, the symptoms of infertility will disappear.
So, what diseases can be detected from the symptoms of male infertility?
1、 Cryptorchidism
Abnormal testicular position or failure to descend to the scrotum is referred to as cryptorchidism in medicine. According to statistics, about 10% of newborns and 2% of young children will notice abnormal testicular position.
Previously, it was believed that only bilateral cryptorchidism would affect fertility, but in recent years, it has been found that the infertility rate of unilateral cryptorchidism is about 67% or more. Although theoretically speaking, a unilateral testicle can fully compensate for the function of two testicles, in reality, due to the adverse effect of temperature, the unilateral cryptorchidism produces a certain antibody against sperm, which causes the opposite normal testicle to lose its ability to produce sperm. This type of infertility, known as' blood testicular dysfunction ', has a higher chance of developing testicular tumors than normal men. Moreover, due to the misconception of traditional concepts, it has not yet attracted people's attention. Generally, infertility is only discovered after marriage, and the treatment effect is often not as good as in childhood.
2、 Sequela of mumps
A survey has found that many men with infertility can often be traced back to their childhood history of mumps.
Mumps virus, in addition to "doing evil" in the parotid gland, will also "cause trouble" in human reproductive organs, nervous tissues, pancreas and other tissues and organs. When it invades the testicles, it can cause testicular inflammation, manifested as testicular swelling and pain, accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting. If only the above symptoms occur, the problem is not very serious. The serious problem is that mumps virus will shrink testicular tissue, especially the "factory" specialized in producing sperm, the organization of seminiferous tubules, will be damaged. If both testicles are damaged by this virus, it can lead to lifelong infertility, which is difficult to cure. According to statistics, about 14% of men suffer from infertility due to testicular failure, most of which are caused by orchitis caused by mumps.
3、 Mycoplasma infection
According to research, a considerable number of male infertility are related to various viral and bacterial infections. For example, mumps virus, gonococci, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albus infection and mycoplasma infection between virus and bacteria. Among them, foreign scholars found that 29.1% of 2500 infertile couples were infected with Mycoplasma.
Mycoplasma is a microorganism that often inhabits various parts of the human body, mostly in the vagina and cervix of women. After sexual contact, it transfers to the male urinary and reproductive systems. Under normal circumstances, men carrying Mycoplasma will not cause symptoms, but may experience acute symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and purulent discharge. Although this condition is a chronic infection without special symptoms, it can lead to infertility.
4、 Chlamydia trachomatis infection
Perhaps the research conclusion that trachoma can cause male infertility will surprise you. In fact, the infection of Chlamydia trachomatis can cause male urethritis, vasculitis, epididymitis and sexual dysfunction. Due to inflammation of the vas deferens, sperm motility is weakened, leading to infertility.
5、 Varicocele
The occurrence of varicocele (referred to as varicocele for short) is due to the existence of congenital valve insufficiency or poor function of the vein itself, coupled with some adverse factors (such as overexertion) of the day after tomorrow, which causes the pressure of the internal spermatic vein to increase, forming a discoid expansion, obstructing the blood flow of the vein, leading to insufficient testicular nutrition and oxygen supply, endocrine dysfunction, and the decline of testosterone level, thus inhibiting spermatogenesis. In addition, scrotal inflammation, chronic prostatitis, and various sperm disorders can all cause male infertility.
Men suffering from these diseases not only cause infertility, but if left unchecked, more importantly, it can damage their physical health and cause lifelong pain. Therefore, Beijing Tongji Men's Hospital reminds that male infertility must be treated as soon as possible.