Patient's question:
Infertile for three years while trying to conceive, went to the hospital for a check-up, my wife is fine, but I have low sperm count with only a survival rate of around 10%. What are the specific causes of low sperm count?Doctor's answer:
Generally speaking, the main causes of oligospermia and asthenozoospermia include:① Inflammation of organs such as the epididymis, seminal vesicles, and prostate leads to seminal plasma abnormalities, affecting sperm motility and survival.
② Varicocele, where venous blood causes edema in the testicular area, results in reduced sperm activity.
③ Deficiency of trace elements affects sperm motility.
④ Impaired testicular development, incomplete maturation or thinning of the seminiferous epithelium, leads to poor sperm quality and reduced vitality.
⑤ Insufficient semen volume affects sperm movement.
⑥ The production of antisperm antibodies in the body causes sperm agglutination or immobilization.