Patient's question:
Male, 29 years old, with mycoplasma infection, now cured, but has prostatitis. Can he get pregnant? First follow-up question: Is the mycoplasma infection cured or the prostatitis cured?Doctor's answer:
Semen is the material basis for male fertility, and the sperm in semen are the messengers of fertility. 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 fertility. 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, any abnormalities in the prostate can undoubtedly affect fertility. In some cases of male infertility, prostatitis may be a significant cause.