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How Treatable Is Male Infertility ?

A couple is considered infertile if no pregnancy has occurred within a year and a half of unprotected, normal sex. It is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of couples are infertile. Lack of conception due to male infertility is more common than is normally thought.

At least 50 percent of cases of infertility can be traced to the male.

Poor sperm count and quality is one of the major causes of male infertility. The quality of a man’s sperm bears a direct relationship with his overall health. An unhealthy lifestyle results in poor quality of semen and sperm. Lifestyle modification could reverse this situation.

Poor semen quality not related to an unhealthy lifestyle can be corrected with the administration of certain drugs. These are Clomiphene citrate, tamoxifen, mesterolone, antibiotics, gonadotropin injections, steroids etc.
 

Testicular damage is another cause of male infertility. In some cases the damage might be genetic. This results in the inability of the testicles to produce sperm; a condition similar to menopause as it is rarely reversible.

Varicose veins around the testicles, more commonly known as Varicocele, are the cause of an increased flow of blood to the testicles and rise in temperature. The effect of this is low sperm production. Varicoceles, obstructions in the sperm conduction pathway, undescended testes and similar conditions can be treated and corrected by means of surgery.

Several cases are beyond surgery or medication. In such cases an improvement in semen quality is attempted in a laboratory to assist the penetration of sperm into the egg or ovum. The procedure includes sperm washing/capacitation, intra-uterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization [IVF gamete intra-fallopian transfer (GIFT)], and micro-manipulation (ICSI).

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