Patient's question:
Recently, I've been wanting to have a child, but after trying really hard with my wife, we haven't been able to conceive. The hospital check-up revealed that my sperm has a high mortality rate. I don't even know how my sperm is dying. Could you please tell me how to treat this condition better?Doctor's answer:
Azoospermia refers to a condition where multiple semen analyses show no abnormal sperm morphology, and the sperm density is within the normal range, but the majority of sperm are dead. Under normal circumstances, more than 70% of viable sperm should remain in the semen within 1 hour of ejaculation. If dead sperm exceed 40%, it can affect fertility. The causes of azoospermia include: inflammation of the sexual reproductive organs, which can cause congestion, edema, blood stasis, ischemia, and hypoxia, leading to sperm death. In chronic prostatitis, reduced fructose secretion can result in sperm death. In cases of orchitis, epididymitis, or prostatitis, especially chronic prostatitis, the secretion is impaired, and the trace element zinc decreases, affecting sperm metabolism and leading to death. It is recommended that you visit a hospital for diagnosis to identify the underlying cause, so that targeted treatment can be administered.