Post Date December, 03 2023
Most people believe that fetal miscarriage is a female matter and not related to men. In fact, this is not the case. A high rate of DNA fragments in male sperm may lead to recurrent miscarriage.
Men are an important factor in causing miscarriage
Traditional beliefs believe that miscarriage is a woman's business. In fact, the fetus is formed by the combination of sperm and egg, and if the quality of the male's sperm is poor, the quality of the fetus is not good.
A patient described their condition and was pregnant twice, both of which were the result of natural miscarriage. When both husband and wife went to the hospital for examination, they found that the woman was basically normal, while the man's sperm DNA fragment rate was as high as 60%. The doctor told them that the reason for the woman's miscarriage may be due to the high sperm DNA fragment rate of the man.
Sperm DNA Fragment Rate
The DNA fragmentation rate of sperm is high, just like the yolk of an egg scattering. Although sperm may appear good, internal quality issues can lead to poor embryo quality and easy miscarriage.
Even if fertilized, it can easily lead to miscarriage
● The integrity of sperm DNA is significantly related to sperm function, and can affect the division of zygote and the development of embryos. DNA is located in the nucleus of sperm and serves as a carrier of genetic information, located similar to the yolk of an egg. After DNA damage to sperm, although it appears to be 'good', its function deteriorates. Although it does not affect egg fertilization, it can easily lead to poor embryonic development and miscarriage. Patients with severe damage to sperm DNA can still cause miscarriage even if the egg can be fertilized and divided normally.
Human sperm is divided into intact DNA sperm and fragmented DNA sperm, which can cause infertility (male infertility) or recurrent miscarriage and embryonic abnormalities.
How to reduce sperm fragmentation rate
● Bad living habits such as smoking, excessive drinking and staying up late, long-term exposure to polluted air, high heat, toxic and radioactive working environment, genital gland infection and inflammation (epididymitis, prostatitis or seminal vesiculitis, etc.), leukocytosis in semen, varicocele and other diseases are all harmful factors leading to the increase of sperm DNA fragment rate.
◆ Correct bad lifestyle habits (such as smoking, drinking heavily, and staying up late), regulate work pressure, and improve sleep quality; Avoid long-term exposure to harmful environments.
◆ Treat related physical diseases.
◆ Complementary treatment of traditional Chinese medicine or traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations, vitamin E, vitamin C and other drugs and some trace elements can also help to reduce the rate of sperm DNA fragments.
Kind reminder: If the pregnant mother experiences recurrent miscarriage, they need to go to the hospital together for examination, in order to detect and treat it as soon as possible and get pregnant as soon as possible.
