Patient's question:
I got divorced from my husband about three or four years ago, but we've never had any children. Our bodies are both healthy, except that he has something called prostatitis. I wonder if it's the prostatitis that affects fertility. Is that the reason?Doctor's answer:
Semen is the material basis for male fertilization, and the sperm in semen are the messengers of fertilization. Chronic prostatitis generally does not affect the process of sperm production in the patient's testes or the maturation of sperm in the epididymis. However, the seminal plasma components other than sperm are also crucial for fertilization. The main components of seminal plasma are secreted by the seminal vesicles and the prostate, with prostatic fluid accounting for 25% to 33% of the semen. Therefore, if prostatitis recurs, it undoubtedly has a certain impact on fertility. In some cases of male infertility, prostatitis may be a very important cause.