Post Date April, 15 2023
Everyone knows that male infertility is caused by insufficient sperm, but few people know that excessive sperm can also lead to male infertility. Perhaps some male friends do not understand this, so let's take a look at the causes of infertility caused by excessive sperm.
Male infertility due to excessive sperm count
We know that there are many reasons for infertility, the most important of which are azoospermia and oligozoospermia. Few people think of too much sperm. So does that mean that more sperm is better? Of course not, excessive sperm can also lead to infertility. It is recommended that if you feel abnormal semen, it is best to have it checked as soon as possible.
Although it may sound ridiculous to say that excessive sperm leads to infertility, experts say it is indeed the case. According to the expert's recollection, he encountered a patient who went to the hospital where the expert was located to check for infertility. After multiple tests, it was found that there was excessive sperm. How many are there? In the microscope, it is shown that all the sperm present are densely packed and moving in a chase after each other. Experts estimate that the man's sperm will not be less than 200 million per milliliter.
Experts point out that the sperm density of normal males ranges from 60 million to 150 million per milliliter. Generally, if the number is less than 20 million per milliliter, it can be considered oligozoospermia, and the number of males far exceeds the normal requirement. And this is the root cause of the male infertility!
Low sperm count can cause infertility, which is easy to understand. However, if the sperm count exceeds the normal maximum value, or even exceeds 1-2 times (sperm count>300 million/milliliter), it can also cause infertility. This is mainly attributed to sperm quality issues. Clinical manifestations of oligozoospermia include low sperm survival rate, poor motility, high deformity rate, and small morphology. Excessive sperm count and overcrowding not only affect the vitality of sperm, making it difficult to travel through the cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes, but also make it possible for individuals with excessive sperm to have some hormonal dysfunction, resulting in a large number of sperm but not necessarily high quality. This is the main cause of infertility.
Based on the above characteristics, traditional Chinese medicine believes that oligozoospermia is a disease of excessive quantity and insufficient quality. The crux lies in kidney deficiency and dampness obstruction, with insufficient manifestations being kidney deficiency and excessive manifestations being dampness obstruction. 'Too much' is built on the basis of 'insufficient', which is easy to treat but difficult to retain. Therefore, too much can be treated, but insufficient is difficult to treat. In addition, dampness is a yin evil, and its nature is sticky and not easy to suddenly change, making it difficult to treat oligozoospermia. If the sperm count exceeds 400 million per milliliter, pay attention to the presence of prostatitis.
Excessive sperm causing infertility has become a fact
Previously, experts said that having too little sperm can cause infertility, but they often overlooked that having too much sperm can lead to infertility. People may not believe it, but it is a recognized fact that having too much sperm can cause infertility. Why can excessive sperm lead to infertility? Experts have made the following speculations:
1. Due to genital inflammation, the secretion is reduced, so the density of sperm is high. In this sense, too much sperm is just semen "concentration".
2. Due to the concentration of sperm, sperm activity is hindered, just like walking on a street with too many people is difficult, but this statement is still uncertain.
3. Too much sperm may be related to a person's endocrine. It may be that the hormone level is too high, which makes the spermatid overactive and promotes excessive sperm density. But it can also easily lead to endocrine disorders, affecting the normal activity of sperm.
Although sperm is very important for men, too much or too little is not enough. Too little is difficult to meet the requirements of fertilization, and too much sperm can also cause infertility. Therefore, whether sperm is too much or too long is a disease, it should be actively treated.
(Intern Editor: Lin Yanjuan)
