Patient's question:
Last month, my wife took an ultrasound to check ovulation, but she didn't get pregnant. The doctor at Renmin Hospital recommended I get a semen analysis. The results were: 0.5% motile sperm in grade A and 4.42% motile sperm in grade B. Then I was referred to the urology department. The doctor at Renmin Hospital asked me to check a specimen: prostatic fluid. The results were: slight WBC count under microscopic examination; 3+ phospholipid bodies.Doctor's answer:
Hello, low sperm motility is also known as asthenozoospermia. Asthenozoospermia refers to a condition where the percentage of progressively motile sperm (grades a and b) in semen parameters is less than 50% or the percentage of grade a motile sperm is less than 25%. There are many causes of low sperm motility, but the most common ones include: prolonged abstinence (increased number of dead sperm, decreased sperm viability), excessively high or low environmental temperature for sperm, varicocele, inflammation and infection of the reproductive tract, immune suppression, endocrine disorders, some drugs that affect sperm production, radiation, as well as smoking and alcohol intoxication, etc. It is recommended that you complete etiological examinations and actively treat the condition based on the identified causes.