Today, with so much medical research available, we are learning so much more about male infertility. This is really a new thing, the most we knew in the past about male infertility was that they possibly had a low sperm count and we sent them to a fertility clinic so that they can have a sperm count done. Now we are making it passed that and acknowledging the fact that men play a role in a couple being infertile just as much as a woman does. Here we will have a look at what some of the common denominators in male infertility is and what to do about them.
Antioxidants and Male Infertility
A research study done by the University of Auckland in New Zealand Obstetrics and Gynecology department by Marian Showell showed that though Ms. Showell states that they need more “head to head comparisons” that the mean live birthrate did rise from 3.1 to 11.8 percent in cases where the female was fertile and the male was not after the male consumed antioxidants. It was also stated by Editor-in-chief David Tovey of the Cochran Library that these supplements were worth a try.
Other unnamed conglomerates of scientists are willing to say that when couples are having fertility issues that they may be better able to conceive when the male consumes antioxidants. The studies from the Cochran Library which is a conductor of systematic reviews of research in this piece, reported on a study done with 2,876 couples for 34 medical trials. Three of those said trials looked at what kind of effect antioxidants had on the couples.
Common risk factors
There are several common risk factors that you can take into consideration that most men going to infertility clinics are faced with and compare it to the factors in your own life.
– Genetic Defects
– Hormonal Imbalances
– Genetic Defects
– Disease
– Possible exposure to occupational chemicals
– Lifestyles not conducive to sperm production such as alcohol or drug abuse
If a man has had surgery on his bladder he can suffer retrograde ejaculation which will cause the semen to be squeezed into the bladder and not outward where it needs to do the job of implantation; if you are on certain medications such as tranquilizers or blood pressure meds as well as antipsychotics this can cause retrograde ejaculation.
What we are finding out has been happening all along is that the male reproductive system is just as delicate an entity as the female system. It has long been held that women were the ones who were looked at as the ones with all the hormone imbalances; in fact it is almost laughable that men aren’t even associated with any type of hormone apart from testosterone.
In conclusion, there seems to be a trend in this kind of issue that looks as if gender and our social roles have a lot to do with how we are diagnosed or if we get the chance to get a diagnosis at all. The good news is that gender is slowly becoming a non-issue when it comes to health issues previously looked at as a gender specific issue at most fertility clinics.
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