What causes male sterility?

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Male infertility plays a very important role in the sterile couple, since about 30% of the problems at the time of getting a pregnancy correspond to a male factor.

The sterile man usually presents a low seminal quality in most cases, which means that his sperm do not have enough capacity to fertilize the egg and lead to pregnancy.

Depending on the cause that causes this male infertility, it will be possible to apply a concrete treatment that allows these couples to be parents.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

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Types of male sterility

Male sterility can be caused by different factors that are grouped as follows:

  • Pretesticular or endocrine factor: hormonal alterations that affect the development and / or testicular function.
  • Testicular factor: direct involvement of the testicles.
  • Posttesticular factor: alterations in sperm output.
  • Spermatic factor: alterations in sperm quality directly.

Despite having different causes, all affect in one way or another the quality of the ejaculated semen. To consider that a male has a good seminal quality, he must comply with minimum values ??regarding the concentration, mobility, morphology and vitality of the sperm.

To make the diagnosis of what may be the cause of male sterility, it is necessary to perform some diagnostic tests, among which the seminogram stands out. If you want more information about this, we recommend you visit the following article: The male fertility tests.

Next, we will discuss in more detail each of the types of male infertility:

The importance of studying the male factor

In the following video, Dr. Ana Mª Segura Paños talks about the role of andrologists when it comes to making a diagnosis of male infertility, as well as the solutions of these couples to become parents.

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