Patient's question:
Can men with oligospermia conceive naturally? My wife and I have been married for 3 years, and she has not been pregnant yet. Our family is very anxious. Last week, both my wife and I went to the hospital for check-ups. The results showed that my wife is completely normal, and it is me who has the problem—I have oligospermia, and it is quite severe. This is the reason affecting pregnancy.Doctor's answer:
Hello! If you have oligospermia, it is still possible to get pregnant, but the chances are relatively low. The common causes of oligospermia include: (1) Congenital testicular dysgenesis or cryptorchidism, which can lead to impaired spermatogenesis (2) Varicocele, hydrocele of the tunica vaginalis (3) Inflammation of the reproductive tract (4) Immunosuppression and endocrine disorders (5) Chromosomal abnormalities, especially sex chromosome aberrations, which severely affect sperm density and motility (6) Factors that affect spermatogenesis, such as drugs, insecticides, heavy metals, radiation, smoking, and alcohol intoxication, can all inhibit sperm production. However, there is a subset of patients for whom no cause of sperm reduction can be identified through various examinations, and this is referred to as idiopathic oligospermia.