Post Date December, 03 2023
With the increasing awareness of health, more and more men have joined the ranks of pregnancy preparation. People are gradually realizing that it is not a woman's business to conceive healthy babies, and men's responsibilities are becoming increasingly important. Therefore, improving the quality of male sperm is particularly important. From a macro perspective, measures to improve the quality of male semen can be divided into two major aspects: adjusting lifestyle and adopting medical measures. Today, let me explain to you:
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Quit smoking and drink quickly
Foreign studies have shown that smoking can increase sperm DNA damage; Increasing aneuploid sperm; There are more than 20 harmful ingredients in tobacco, which can directly kill germ cells, inhibit sperm production, and affect male erectile function. Men who smoke for a long time have a high sperm abnormality rate, low sperm motility, erectile dysfunction, and a high fetal abnormality rate. Avoid excessive alcohol consumption. Research data indicate that moderate or lower alcohol consumption has little impact on fertility. Therefore, we recommend that couples of childbearing age adopt "closing mountains for forest cultivation" for three months before giving birth!
Keep away from radiation and toxic chemicals
In modern society, electromagnetic radiation is almost everywhere, such as induction cookers, computers, and mobile phones. While it brings convenience to our lives, it also has a negative side, including affecting the quality of male semen. Radiation is inversely proportional to the cube of distance, doubling the distance, and the radiation attenuation is 1/8. Therefore, it is necessary to stay away from radiation to improve the quality of male semen. There are many chemicals in life that affect male fertility; Some chemicals can also interfere with the endocrine system of the human body, so these chemicals are also known as endocrine disruptors (EDs). Endocrine disruptors (EDs) mainly include atrazine (an insecticide), octylphenol (Octylphenol), methoxychlor, bisphenol A, and tetraoxodiphenyldioxane. Only by staying away from toxic chemicals can male semen quality be improved.
Avoid local high temperatures and fever in the genitals
(1) Hot bath, less washing: Research has shown that the temperature required for spermatogenesis in the testicles of mammals should be lower than 37 ℃. If the local temperature rises, such as taking a sauna or wearing tight underwear for a long time, it will increase the local temperature, which will affect the quality of male semen. Therefore, I advise prospective fathers to take a hot bath and wash less;
(2) Tight pants, put it aside: Tight pants and jeans seem to be the favorites of many male friends, but if you want to be a dad, it's best not to wear too tight pants, and of course not to wear too tight underwear. Tight pants, synthetic materials, and excessive temperatures have all been shown to affect male reproductive ability.
(3) "If you have a fever, watch it early. Don't carry it on: A high fever may also affect the quality of men's semen. Some data indicate that if you have a fever above 39 degrees, some sensitive men may have their spermatogenesis suppressed for up to half a year.". Small scale studies abroad have shown that high fever can affect sperm DNA integrity, and some foreign IVF centers recommend that patients receive IVF treatment 2 months after high fever.
Balanced diet, how to eat good sperm
Some men believe that eating more ensures nutrition. In fact, this idea is too one-sided, and nutrition comes from various foods. Pregnant men should not only eat more, but also eat more miscellaneous foods. In particular, the lack of trace elements zinc and selenium related to sperm production and maturation can reduce sperm production, leading to an increase in sperm deformity rates.
Control your weight and get moving
Recent research shows that exercise can help improve male androgens and improve semen quality. Too much or too little body fat can disrupt the normal production of sexual hormones, which can reduce the number of male sperm and increase the percentage of abnormal sperm. Therefore, male friends who want to be dads, hurry up and control their weight within a normal range to produce a large number of high-quality sperm! Walking, swimming, table tennis, badminton, basketball, and so on are all good. If you insist on exercising for at least 30 minutes every day, the effect will definitely be good.
To avoid excessive fatigue, maintaining a good mood is crucial
If you are ready to have a baby, prospective dads must pay more attention to rest! Continuous night shifts, long-distance travel, excessive physical labor, intense physical activity, excessive concentration and prolonged mental labor, and other conditions of excessive fatigue are not suitable for pregnancy. If you plan to conceive, it is better to choose a time when both parties are energetic and in a good mood.
Keep clean and avoid the invasion of reproductive infections
The reproductive health of men and women is a basic prerequisite for pregnancy preparation. The most common infections that affect sperm abnormalities include prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, urethritis, orchitis, and epididymitis. Therefore, prospective dads must keep clean and avoid reproductive infections.
Attention must be paid to the duration of medication
The process of spermatogenesis is 64 days, that is, from the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubules to the lumen; Next, it takes about 2 to 12 days to mature in the epididymis (men with high sperm production average about 2 days, and men with low sperm production average about 6 days), with a spermatogenic cycle of about 3 months. Therefore, if empirical drug treatment is taken, the course of treatment should generally be 1 to 2 spermatogenic cycles, that is, 3 to 6 months.
