Patient's question:
My brother and his wife have never had children. Yesterday, he told me to ask us to help them have one. They want it, and he also said he is infertile. My wife and I are very upset because we don't want any more children. My wife doesn't want to have any more either. We already have one child. I want to know why my brother and his wife haven't had any children. What exactly is male infertility?Doctor's answer:
Zhengzhou Tianlun Hospital is a specialized hospital for treating male and female infertility. Experts point out that, except for some congenital factors or causes, it is generally treatable. Male infertility refers to couples who have been living together for more than two years without using contraception but have not been able to conceive. The female examination is normal, while the male examination is abnormal. Common causes of male infertility include: insufficient congenital conditions, insufficient kidney essence; insufficient kidney qi, weak seminal gate control, or depleted kidney essence leading to involuntary leakage, or excessive sexual activity causing kidney failure to store essence, or emotional tension causing imbalance in qi and essence. In summary, the causes of this condition are not unrelated to the kidneys, kidney essence, qi deficiency, leading to kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, or dual kidney yin-yang deficiency. Clinically, male infertility is commonly categorized into the following types:① Kidney Yang Deficiency Type of Male Infertility: Symptoms include pale complexion, fatigue, aversion to cold, cold limbs, sore waist and legs, low libido, clear and long urination, frequent or excessive nighttime urination, pale and tender tongue with white and greasy coating, and deep or weak pulse.
② Kidney Yin Deficiency Type of Male Infertility: Symptoms include flushed cheeks or heat, five-palm heat, weight loss, dizziness and tinnitus, insomnia and frequent dreams, sore waist, or dry stools, red tongue with little coating, and fine or weak pulse.