Patient's question:
My younger brother and his wife have been married for over two years and have been trying to have a baby. However, they haven't been successful so far. The other day, they had a thorough medical check-up and were told that the infertility was caused by abnormal sperm from my younger brother. My younger brother asked me to help ask the doctor what the exact reason is for the abnormal sperm.Doctor's answer:
Causes of azoospermia 1. Testicular sperm production disorders: ⑴ Anorchidism ⑵ Cryptorchidism ⑶ Congenital atrophy of seminiferous tubules ⑷ Orchitis ⑸ Tuberculosis of the testis ⑹ Genital trauma: Testicular injury, varicocele reversal ⑺ Radiation exposure ⑻ Elevated local temperature of the testis ⑼ Consumption of cottonseed oil ⑽ Varicocele and hypogonadism, etc. 2. Obstruction of the male reproductive tract (1) Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (2) Perinatal tract injury (3) Perinatal tract inflammation: Epididymitis, epididymal tuberculosis, prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, etc. (4) Benign tumors of the seminal vesicle.