What is the standard for sperm motility?

Some couples cannot get pregnant normally, and then both parties go to the hospital for a check-up, only to find out that it is not the woman's problem, but the man's sperm. There are many manifestations of sperm problems, such as a high sperm deformity rate, insufficient sperm motility, or low sperm activity, etc. These can all lead to male infertility. So what is the normal value of male sperm activity?

Sperm activity standard:

What is normal sperm activity? What are the criteria for assessing sperm motility? Within 1 hour after a man ejaculates, the motile sperm should be above 60%. Generally speaking, it is normal for a man to have more than 60 million sperm per milliliter of semen. When it is less than 40 million, other semen parameters are often abnormal. When it is often less than 20 million, it is microspermia. In addition to high temperature, what other factors affect the activity of male sperm?

What are the factors that affect male sperm activity?

① Emotions affect sperm activity: Depression, poor mental state and other conditions will have adverse effects on the human endocrine system, and the sperm production function of male testicles will be disrupted. The sperm count may drop sharply, and in severe cases, there is even the risk of infertility.

② Tobacco and alcohol affect sperm activity: The nicotine component in cigarettes can damage sperm, causing a decrease in the sperm content in male semen and an increase in the content of abnormal sperm; in addition, alcohol can lead to a weakening of reproductive function.

③ Nutrition affects sperm activity: The production and growth of sperm require the human body to continuously replenish basic nutrition. If men have the habit of picky eating, it will cause uneven nutrition intake, making the sperm hungry, which will of course cause sperm weakness, exhaustion, and even death, and will also hinder men's sexual desire and sexual function.

④ Drugs affect sperm activity: sedatives, sleeping pills, anti-cancer, chemical drugs, pesticides, hormone drugs, etc. are harmful to sperm growth. Men should try to avoid long-term and large-scale exposure to such harmful substances. In addition, men should avoid radiation exposure to prevent sperm chromosome abnormalities, etc.

⑤ Frequency affects sperm activity: After a normal male ejaculates, it takes 5 to 7 days for the sperm to mature and reach a sufficient number. If you have sex too often or without restraint, the amount of sperm ejaculated each time will be small. When the number of sperm in each milliliter of semen is less than 20 million, the probability of pregnancy will be greatly reduced.

In addition, interrupted sexual life, masturbation or prolonged sexual intercourse can lead to aseptic prostatitis, which directly affects the nutritional content of semen and sperm motility, thus causing infertility.