Men should also be attentive to their fertility care in order to fulfill the dream of having children in the future. Reasons why male fertility can be put at risk, below.
Contrary to what is thought, not only women dream of a life project where children are a fundamental part of their lives: men also want to start a family with their partners, which means that they must also take care of their fertility from their youth to avoid inconveniences that can truncate this desire at a certain time.
For some years now, advances in fertility studies have meant that there are also various diagnostic tests and treatments for men to increase the chances of becoming fathers. But, prevention and self-care of patients depends to a large extent on preventing their fertility from being put at risk in the future.
Male infertility can be diagnosed in the same way that female infertility is diagnosed: When a couple has been having sex for more than a year without using any contraceptive method and does not achieve a pregnancy, it may be thought that one of the two members of the couple may have some type of difficulty in their fertility. In the case of men, with a test called spermogram, you can know the morphology, quality and vitality of the spermatozoa, as well as their volume, color, PH and other values.
In any case, men can take care of their fertility by adopting healthy lifestyle behaviors and checking their sexual and reproductive health on a regular basis. Factors that can put male fertility at risk are:
- Family history: having siblings, cousins, uncles, or relatives with
- Alteration in the development of the male sexual organs.
- Childhood diseases such as mumps, varicocele, among others.
- Severe infections in the testicles.
- Sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, among others.
- Exposure to chemicals, solvents, everyday medications, exposure to high temperatures such as furnaces and boilers, radiation, and X-rays.
- Drugs such as cigarettes, liquor, marijuana, cocaine, among others, are not decisive in male infertility, but they can impair the mobility and output of sperm, which alters the success of a fertility process in the couple.
- The emotional part of fertility can affect men when it comes to getting pregnant, as their response is not the same if they have anxiety, depression and other diseases that alter their mood.
- Male patients who must undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment because of cancer can also put their fertility at risk. In this case, it is important to talk to a human reproduction specialist before starting these treatments to preserve male fertility through sperm cryopreservation.
Taking care of your fertility is important for your health and for making your dreams of starting a family come true. Consult with a Inser specialist if you have doubts about your fertility.
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