Male infertility usually refers to couples who cohabit without using contraception for more than two years and have no children. The woman's examination is normal, while the man's examination is abnormal. "Couples who cohabit for more than two years after marriage and do not conceive without using contraception may have both female and male causes.". The causes of male infertility are complex, and many diseases or factors can lead to male infertility. According to the results of semen examination, it can be classified as azoospermia, severe oligospermia, oligospermia, infertility with normal sperm count, polyspermosis, and sperm weakness. Therefore, for the treatment of male infertility, certain principles should also be followed, and blind and disorderly treatment will only increase the difficulty of treatment.
Male infertility is not an incurable disease, and many male infertility can receive satisfactory results through treatment. Following the following principles when treating male infertility can achieve twice the result with half the effort:
1. Starting from the etiology, achieve individualized treatment. For example, infertility caused by genital and urinary tract infections should be treated primarily with anti-inflammatory therapy, supplemented by drugs that enhance sperm motility; Endocrine therapy should be given priority to azoospermia and oligospermia; For those with low sperm motility, treatment to improve sperm motility is the main treatment; The infertility caused by varicocele, obstruction of vas deferens, cryptorchidism, and hypospadias should be treated with multiple methods.
"Follow the rules" in the treatment of male infertility
2. Don't blindly take medicine. Follow the guidance of a doctor to treat male infertility reasonably, avoid hearsay and indiscriminate medication, and use Yao reasonably under the guidance of a professional doctor. Patients who are suitable for surgery should receive timely surgical treatment, and if necessary, advanced methods such as artificial insemination should be used.
3. It is necessary for couples to cooperate in treatment. Couples cooperate to lead a moderate, effective, and harmonious sexual life. In the treatment of infertility, it is necessary to avoid impatience. Both spouses should closely cooperate, adhere to the measurement of the wife's ovulation period, appropriately increase the number of cohabitations before and after the ovulation period, and increase the chance of conception.
4. Psychotherapy. Refers to the use of psychological methods to relieve patients' psychological stress and incompetence. Psychologists use verbal methods to achieve the purpose of treatment. Changes in mental mood can affect pregnancy, and in turn infertility can also lead to changes in mental mood. If infertile couples do not receive psychological treatment and cannot control their own feelings and emotions, it will lead to a vicious cycle of infertility.
5. Get rid of bad living habits. Patients with enhanced physique should quit smoking, alcohol, and spicy foods, develop good and regular living habits, strengthen nutrition, and engage in moderate physical exercise.
In addition, it is necessary to adhere to the treatment course. "It takes about 90 days for male sperm to be produced and excreted from the body, so patients receiving medication should not be anxious to consider the medication ineffective after taking it for a short period of time. It is important to adhere to taking Yao for a course of treatment before seeing the efficacy.". Beijing Shuguang Hospital experts also remind patients that for some contraindications, they must follow the doctor's instructions and strictly follow them. For example, living habits such as smoking and drinking alcohol, and bad habits such as staying up late and taking a hot bath must be corrected. In short, it is necessary to strictly abide by the treatment principles of male infertility, so as not to affect the treatment effect.