What should I do if my sperm count is low?

Low sperm survival rate is also known as asthenospermia, which can lead to male infertility. The normal sperm survival rate is higher than 60%. If it is lower, it is asthenospermia. It is very difficult to get pregnant in this way. There are many reasons that lead to low sperm survival rate. The cause must be identified before treatment. So, what should we do if the normal sperm survival rate is low? Now let me tell you about it.

Stay away from radiation and various harmful chemicals, and don't wear tight underwear for a long time (taking a sauna or wearing tight underwear for a long time will increase the local temperature and continue to produce sperm. Some information shows that if the fever exceeds 39 degrees, it may suppress sperm production for more than half a year).

About 40% of infertility is due to male factors, 40% is due to female factors, and the remaining 20% ​​may be related to both men and women because there is no clear cause due to current medical technology.

There are many causes of male infertility, but except for obvious varicocele, the cause is often not found. Data show that approximately 60% to 75% of the causes cannot be found. Therefore, in most cases, it is treated empirically and can be treated with medication. In this case, drug treatment generally follows simple principles. This is just like traditional Chinese medicine. For some classic prescriptions, one medicine is enough, such as Du Shen Tang; prescriptions that list a bunch of medicines will have poor effects.

The main treatments for male infertility include drug therapy, artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization. The general treatment cycle of drug treatment is 3 to 6 months. Since the human spermatogenesis cycle is 70 to 74 days, the drug generally has no effect within 3 months, especially in terms of density. It should be possible to tell whether the medication is effective within 3 to 6 months. If the effect is not good, artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization is recommended.

For male infertility patients, generally speaking, the worse the semen quality, the longer the infertility duration (the treatment effect of more than 4 years is far worse than that of less than 4 years) or the older the woman is (when a woman reaches 35 years old, her fertility is only 50% of that of a 25-year-old, and only 25% at 38 years old, and less than 5% at 40 years old and above), the worse the effect of drug treatment, and in vitro fertilization can be considered.

Patients should not smoke, as it can kill sperm. They should also try not to drink alcohol, especially high-proof alcohol, which has a great impact on sperm. Don't wear tight underwear and don't take a sauna. You can choose Chinese medicine treatment. Although the effect is relatively slow, it has no side effects and will not produce any sequelae. Generally speaking, Western medicine has no direct effect on this disease.