INFERTILITY IN MEN

Infertility is defined as the inability to achieve a pregnancy (impregnate a woman) after one year of well-timed, unprotected intercourse. Men often see infertility as a failure which brings about a number of negative emotions such as guilt, depression, anger, stress and frustration. Today, however there are various treatment options that can help infertile men become fathers.

CAUSES OF MALE INFERTILITY

• Abnormal sperm production: If the shape and structure of sperm is hampered, sperm may not be able to reach the egg.
• Low sperm concentration: known as sub-fertility, is defined as 10 million or less sperm per millimeter of semen. The count for normal sperm concentration is greater than or equal 20 million sperm per millimeter of semen.
• Blockage of sperm delivery: obstructions that occur in the tubes leading sperm way from the testes to the penis can cause a total lack of sperm in the ejaculated semen.
• Testicular varicocele: A varicocele is a dilated or varicose vein and when it occurs in the scrotum it may prevent normal cooling of the testicle. This leads to reduced sperm count and motility.
• Undescended testicles or testes: is the term used when one or both testicles fail to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum during fatal development. Because the testicles are exposed to the higher internal body temperature compared with the temperature in the scrotum, sperm production may be affected.
• if the pituitary gland, which is situated at the base of the brain, does not send the correct signals to stimulate the testes. Low testosterone levels may be caused. Because of this sperm cannot be produced.
• Sexual problems: sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction, ejaculation difficulties, low libido or lack of sex drive can prevent a couple from conceiving.
• Underlying medical conditions: An existing medical condition such as thyroid disease, diabetes or Cushing’s syndrome etc.
• Genetic defects: this leads to the abnormal production of X & Y chromosomes.
• Age: a man’s fertility declines as he ages. This is because the hormones responsible for fertility are no more active at old age.
• Smoking: is believed to affect the quality of sperm and semen.
• Alcoholism.
• Sexual Transmitted Infections.
• Tight underwears.
• Hot bathes.

FUNCTIONS OF X & Y GRANULES

• It increase the sperm count within a short time.
• It improves the sperm and semen quality.
• It improves spermatorrhea.
• It also increase libido and gives good erection.