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About one out of every six couples who desire children has an infertility problem. This means that infertility is almost as common as diabetes in America. The most generalized definition of infertility may be said to be the inability to beget a child after a year of regular intercourse without any kind of contraception. It generally takes one year to consider a couple or either of the party infertile. Infertility can be a problem for both men and women.
Historically, infertility has been considered a women's disease. It is only within the last fifty years that the importance of the male factor contribution to infertility has been recognized. The mistaken notion that infertility is associated with impotence or decreased masculinity may contribute to this fear. The good news is that the rapid research advances in the area of male reproduction have brought about dramatic changes in the ability to both diagnose and treat male infertility. The majority of couples suffering from infertility can now be helped to conceive a child on their own.
Male infertility is quite common these days and may be caused due to various reasons. When a man is investigated for infertility, his semen is taken as sample and sent to the pathological laboratory for medical tests. It takes a few days to bring about the result of the test. Male infertility is detected from the sperm count. If a man’s sperm count is less than twenty million per milliliter then he is considered to be at a risk of being infertile, on the other hand and if a man’s sperm count is less than five million per milliliter then he is considered to be sterile.
The most important symptom of male infertility is that if the female partner is unable to conceive even after regular intercourse for a whole year without using any contraception. If a couple discovers that they are unable to conceive even after a whole year of regular intercourse, they must consider checking up with a medical practitioner. Men are tested on their sperm count. A low sperm count can be a serious symptom for male infertility.
Some other major symptoms which can lead to testifying for male infertility are a decrease in sperm motility and the abnormal shape of the sperm. Statistics show that forty percent of those couples who face infertility problems suffer from these symptoms. When the sample of men’s semen is sent to the laboratory for infertility test, the volume, quality and consistency of the semen is also checked along with the sperm count. Some of the common symptoms which are tested while investigating for male infertility are:
All these factors contribute to being serious symptoms of male infertility. Men who are investigated for infertility may have one or more of these symptoms present in them.
While we generally consider the low sperm count in a man’s semen to be the most important cause of male infertility. The most common identifiable cause of infertility in men is varicocele. This is a condition of enlarged veins in the scrotum that causes abnormalities in the temperature regulation of the testis. Enzymes that are responsible for both sperm and hormone (testosterone) production have an optimal temperature at which they operate most effectively. If this temperature is elevated by even one degree, sperm and testosterone production are adversely effected.
There may be a number of other factors which can be equally responsible for male infertility. Some such factors which pose a big threat to male infertility are:
Many factors, both environmental and biological, can be risk factors for male infertility. Physiological conditions, lifestyle factors and some diseases can cause infertility in men. Some causes are temporary and can be reversed and treated; others are permanent.
Some risk factors for male infertility include:
The conventional medical treatments for male infertility include drug therapy as well as surgery. However if the person is facing a problem of low sperm count or lack of sperm count in his semen then he is treated with artificial insemination and in-vitro fertilization. Sometimes treatments like gamete intra-fallopian or intrauterine insemination is done to make the partner pregnant.
Treatment of male infertility is difficult and sometimes frustrating. Immediate results are hard to produce and persistence with therapy is required.
The following modalities of treatment are generally employed.
Despite the availability of so many treatment modalities, some patients remain incurable and no treatment, cheap or expensive, can improve their fertility prospects. One then has no alternative but to recommend an AID (donor insemination) or adoption.
At Patientsmedical male infertility is treatable; we try to understand the exact nature of the problem, whereby tests are done in order to make a correct diagnosis after which our expert team of holistic healers will prescribe the mode of treatment best suited for you.
The first test in the evaluation of the infertile male is the semen analysis. This test is inexpensive, easy to perform and gives valuable information.
When one finds anomalies in the semen analysis, the next step is to try and find a cause for it. To do this, one must perform additional investigations. Some of the other tests that may need to be performed are a semen culture, anti-sperm antibody estimation, scrotal ultrasound, hormonal assays, karyotyping, vasography etc.
When a holistic approach is taken in the evaluation of the case at hand in conjunction with a systemic approach to evaluation and functional diagnosis, these subtle etiologies become evident and can be addressed appropriately with botanical and nutritional medicine.
Most importantly, our holistic practitioners review the case as a totality, not simply a reproductive issue. Infertility is much more than just a female- and male-reproductive systems issue; it’s a whole-health concern.
Fertility challenges should be seen as an opportunity for couples to engage in an active naturopathic treatment plan to improve their overall health, allowing their bodies to produce vital, healthy DNA for reproduction. It is often overlooked that when the DNA of the sperm and ova combine at conception, the health of the child has been genetically determined at this point in time.
Couples should be encouraged to participate in a period of preconception care, in which their overall health can be improved with the use of herbs, nutrition, and dietary and lifestyle modifications. This way, not only will they improve their chances of natural conception, but they also will be more likely to have a healthy, complication-free pregnancy and a healthy child.
Our job at Patients Medical is to listen, to connect the dots between a patient's medical history, symptoms, and their underlying causes. Patients Medical is a superb place for women and men to secure integrative and holistic health care from providers who give personalized care, partner with the patient to focus on the root cause of their illness, support their recovery, and help them maintain good health.
For those that can make the journey, we are happy to welcome new patients to our medical center in New York City. Call us at . We are here to listen and to help.
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