Patient's question:
My husband smokes and drinks beer, but it's not a lot. However, after being divorced for over ten years, he hasn't been able to conceive. After a thorough medical examination, it was found that his sperm motility is low, with a liquefaction time of about half an hour, and only 20% of his A and B-type sperm. He was diagnosed with asthenozoospermia, leading to infertility. When should infertile patients undergo testing?Doctor's answer:
1. Penis: Check for severe phimosis, masses, inflammation, tumors, or abnormal growth and development.2. Urethra: Check for fistulas, hypospadias, or masses.
3. Prostate: Digital rectal examination can carefully assess its size, check for masses or tumors, and obtain prostatic fluid for examination.
4. Testicles: Measure their size, palpate for hardness, check for masses, tenderness, or tumors, and determine if they are cryptorchid.
5. Spermatic cord: Palpate the hardness of the vas deferens, check for nodules or tenderness, and assess for varicocele.