Infertility remains a major concern for many, causing significant distress among men. What exactly causes male infertility, and how can it be prevented?
What causes male infertility?
1. Obstruction of the sperm ducts.
2. Endocrine disorders, primarily due to gonadotropin deficiency.
3. Abnormal sperm structure and seminal plasma abnormalities.
4. Chromosomal abnormalities.Common examples include male pseudohermaphroditism and Klinefelter syndrome. 5. Erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, anejaculation, and retrograde ejaculation can all cause male infertility. 6. Abnormal spermatogenesis in the testes. Commonly seen in cryptorchidism, varicocele, and physical/chemical factors like toxins, magnetic fields, high fever, and trauma can all impair testicular sperm production.
Three Key Points for Preventing Male Infertility
1. Avoid frequent hot baths.
This is also a crucial consideration for male infertility. Studies indicate that soaking in water at 43°C–44°C for 20 minutes daily over three consecutive days can reduce sperm density below 10 million/mL in men with previously normal counts, with this effect persisting for up to three weeks.
2. Avoid malnutrition and unbalanced diets.
Sperm production requires essential nutrients. Consuming lean meats, eggs, fish, and vegetables ensures adequate protein, vitamins, and trace elements.
Sperm production requires essential nutrients, making spermatogenesis closely tied to nutritional status. Consuming lean meats, eggs, fish, and vegetables is vital to ensure adequate protein, vitamins, and trace elements. Picky eaters are prone to specific nutritional deficiencies.
3. Avoid excessive cycling, motorcycling, tricycle riding, or horseback riding.
These activities often cause chronic strain and congestion in the prostate and accessory sex glands, impairing their function, exacerbating chronic inflammation, and affecting fertility.
Dietary Remedies for Preventing Male Infertility
1. Sparrow Meat and Cynomorium Soup
Ingredients: 1 sparrow, 10g red dates, 15g Cynomorium, 60g Euryale seed, salt to taste.
Preparation: Clean and prepare the sparrow. Wash and pit the red dates. Place all ingredients in an earthenware pot with sufficient water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Season with salt before serving.
Efficacy: Warms the kidneys and strengthens yang energy.
Indications: Cold uterine infertility, leukorrhea, uterine hypoplasia, and male kidney yang deficiency manifesting as impotence, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, and diminished libido.
2. Goji Berry Pork Cubes
Ingredients: 250g pork, 15g goji berries, 50g tomato sauce.
Preparation: Rinse pork, dice finely, and tenderize with the flat side of a knife. Marinate with wine, salt, and wet starch.marinate for 15 minutes, then coat with dry starch. Briefly fry in oil heated to 60-70% heat, remove, reheat oil, refry until crisp, then drain. Grind goji berries into paste, mix with tomato sauce, sugar, and white vinegar to form sweet-and-sour glaze. Pour into remaining oil, stir until thickened, add pork cubes, and toss to coat evenly.
Benefits: Nourishes kidney essence and replenishes yin blood.
Indications: Infertility due to kidney yin deficiency.