Infertility, conventionally always considered as woman’s problem.
According to Indian culture man is always fertile & can make
children at any age. Not true at all. Studies shows it’s true that man
produce sperms after puberty to throughout life. But this fact not gives
conformation for fertility. Fertility depends on amount of sperms
generated. World Health Organization states, men who have fewer than 20
million sperm per milliliter of semen with each ejaculation may be at
risk for having infertility issues. About one out of every three cases
of infertility is due to man alone. Male infertility one of hardest
challenges man can face. After all, necessity of reproduction is one of
few things on which both Darwin and religious books agree. Not being
able to father is like failing at one of most primal responsibilities.
Fertility needs normal functioning of hypothalamus, pituitary gland
& testes. Effect of these organs and glands causes adverse effect on
fertility of men. There are various reasons of male infertility. Here
we can mention some reasons for it.
- Sperm production problems: Male infertility causes by sperm production process in testes. About two thirds of men have sperm production problems.
- Obstructions of sperm transport: Blockages vas deferens or tubes testes to the penis can cause a complete lack of sperm in the ejaculated semen. Sometimes vasectomy also causes infertility.
- Sperm antibodies: Substances in semen or blood called sperm antibodies which can reduce sperm movement & block egg binding.
- Sexual problems: problems in sexual intercourse, e.g. erection, ejaculation problems, cause infertility.
- Hormonal problems: Sometimes pituitary gland does not send right hormonal signals to the testes. This can cause both low testosterone levels & failure of the testes to produce sperm.
- Medical problems: excess use of drugs & narcotics or medical problems like diabetes causes impotency.
