For couples who have been trying to get pregnant without success for over a year, the medical definition for this is infertility. Of the one in eight couples who are estimated to suffer from infertility, fifty percent of fertility problems arise from the woman, twenty five from the man and twent five remain unknown.
Infertility can be very difficult to deal with, emotionally and physically. There are a number of known causes for male infertility. The most common cause is from problems with the production of sperm. Low sperm count and/or dysfunction sperm are the usual problems associated with sperm production.
Other causes can include an obstruction in the tubes between the testes and the penis and can result in zero sperm in ejaculated semen. Some men also develop sperm antibodies which affect sperm mobility and their ability to bind to an eggs. Sexual problems like erectile dysfunction, nerve damage or surgery can also contribute, as well as hormonal problems such as the pituitary gland not sending the right messages to the testes.
Infertility resulting from sperm production problems can arise from a number of different reasons, some are easily remedied, others require careful solutions. Physiological problems like un-descended testes and torsion are most likely to need surgical solutions. However the more common problems arising from infections, drug, chemical and radiation exposure and heat can be treated more simply and naturally.
The connection between infertility and heat is quite well known, however it is less widely known just how sensitive to heat the testes are. The difference between fertile and sterile sperm can be as little as a couple of degrees, and this is all there is between the temperatures of the abdomen and scrotum. Wearing tight underwear that keeps your testes pressed up against your body can be doing damage to your sperms fertility, so if you are wearing tighty whiteys its time to take them off!
Exposure to chemicals such as pesticides and fungicides in larger quantities can also affect your sperm count and sperm motility so if you work in an industry that deals in harsh chemicals then making sure your protective clothing is robust is an absolute must. Similarly radiation damage can lead to infertility due to sperm production problems so the same precautions must be observed, and the exposure eliminated if possible.
A huge contributor to male infertility is drug and steroid abuse. Even if you dont consider the terrible rsiks to the child if either parent in on drugs or steroids when conception takes place, these substances can have seriously adverse affects on male fertility. Anabolic steroids are one of the worst offenders " commonly used by bodybuilders to gain muscle, they also shut down hormonal impulses between the pituitary gland and the testes resulting in very low sperm counts.
At the end of the day, unless there is a blockage or deformation in the testes or some other physical obstruction of the testes, infertility is your bodys way of letting you know that there is an internal imbalance that needs correcting. If you consider your whole body in need of treatment, then you can tackle every aspect of your infertility and can do so in a natural way, without using risky drugs or infertility treatments.
You need to work with your partner of this one, because you both need to be at your optimum to conceive that healthy baby you have both been dreaming of. Get to know your partners menstrual cycle, so that you can be trying at the right times. If your partner is over thirty five, then using some simple, natural methods to increase her fertility is important also, after all the teamwork of parenthood begins before conception!
First things first you need to clean out your body. Cutting out things like smoking, caffeine, alcohol and substance abuse is essential, because they will only be thwarting your efforts. But the number one thing to remember is that you can overcome your infertility naturally, and keeping a positive frame of mind will see you through to becoming a parent, naturally.
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