Male infertility is a disease caused by one or more disease factors, physical and chemical factors, and unhealthy lifestyles affecting reproduction.
It is a disease caused after multiple links, and 60% to 75% of male infertility has unknown causes. In the treatment process of male infertility, if attention is paid to disease prevention and daily life care, it often can achieve twice the result with half the effort. The following aspects should usually be noted:
1. Timely detection and correction of diseases affecting fertility, such as varicocele, epididymitis, seminal vesiculitis, erectile and ejaculation dysfunction, malformations of reproductive organs, endocrine abnormalities, etc.
2. Avoid taking drugs or foods with reproductive toxicity, such as anticancer drugs, corticosteroids, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, gentamicin, estrogen, cimetidine, anti-rheumatic drugs like tripterygium, cottonseed oil, etc.
3. Avoid damage from chemical factors in the environment that affect testicular reproductive function, such as metals like lead, cadmium, manganese, mercury, arsenic, pesticides, rust removers, food additives, food colorants, cosmetics, etc.
4. Avoid damage from physical factors in the environment that affect testicular reproductive function, the most common being heat (such as fever, high-temperature work, etc.), radiation, electromagnetic radiation (such as computers, televisions, mobile phones, etc.), X-rays, microwaves, etc.
5. Change unhealthy lifestyles that affect testicular reproductive function, such as excessive nutrition, drinking, smoking, drug use, extreme sports, tight underwear, tight jeans, taking hot baths, sauna baths, prolonged sitting, long-distance driving, and sitting with legs crossed for long periods.
6. Maintain a balanced diet and regular daily routine, drink less cola, coffee, strong tea, and eat less celery.
7. Generally speaking, most medications for treating sperm do not affect pregnancy, so it is usually possible to try to conceive during the treatment period.
8. Since the growth cycle of sperm is about 3 months, a treatment course for sperm takes about 3 months, and a treatment time that is too short will not show significant effects.
