Male fertility
A fertility test for men is assigned to determine the reason for not having a baby. By this term it is customary to understand the ability of male reproductive cells to fertilize a female sex cell.
The establishment of this parameter is carried out by examining a sample of male ejaculate by spermogram. With this analysis, the total number of germ cells in the semen released during ejaculation is counted, and their concentration in 1 ml is also established.
Along with counting the number of germ cells, they are evaluated qualitatively. Particular attention is paid to the condition of the head, tail and neck of the sperm. At the same time, counting of sex cells that have a normal structure and those that have deviations in morphology (doubling the tail, the head, the absence of a flagella, etc.) are counted.
There are also tests for the analysis of ejaculate at home. However, due to the inaccuracy of the results obtained and the high cost, they are not widely used.
How is the evaluation of the results obtained?
Reduction of fertility in men, primarily due to age. As the body ages, moving spermatozoa with normal morphology becomes less and less. Therefore, the probability of conception is sharply reduced.
However, a low level of fertility can be observed in young men. There can be many reasons for this. In most cases, among them there are:
- bad habits (nicotine, alcohol);
- diseases of the reproductive system ( prostatitis, varicocele);
- taking medicines (steroid drugs);
- long-term exposure to high temperatures (work in a hot shop, for example).
Under the influence of these factors, such a disorder as astenozoospermia develops-a change in the motility and morphology of spermatozoa. Often it is this disease that causes a violation of the fertility level in men.
When answering this question, doctors first of all advise to change a way of life and to refuse bad habits.
With the direct planning of conception, physicians prescribe a course of therapy that involves the intake of vitamin complexes. Their composition includes zinc, vitamin E and L-carnitine.
If the cause of the decline was the disease of the reproductive system, then the doctors should first completely eliminate it.