In the male clinic, there are often infertility patients asking what they should pay attention to in their lives. In order to systematically answer this confusion of patients, the following dozen items were summarized and sorted out, named “ten bad habits”, mainly to bring your attention to the other side of your memory.
One, sedentary: long time sitting in the office or cycling, driving and other habits have several hazards for men. One is the testes, epididymis, prostate and seminal vesicle gland close to the cushion, so that the above parts are congested, can affect the testes, epididymis, prostate and seminal vesicle gland function, may directly affect the generation and delivery of sperm; in addition, the prostate gland long-term compression, poor blood circulation, may lead to aseptic prostatitis or seminal vesiculitis, etc., will also affect the quality of prostatic fluid, semen, easy to lead to a decline in sperm quality; another The other is that the scrotum is in direct contact with the cushion, the temperature of the testicles will rise, under normal circumstances, the testicles are suspended outside the body, the temperature will be 1-2 degrees lower than the body, sperm generation is precisely in a slightly lower environment than the body temperature is more suitable, therefore, the testicular temperature rises will seriously affect the generation of sperm, the same will lead to will lead to a decline in sperm quality; in addition, the bumps and shocks of cycling, but also directly damage the testes sperm production In addition, the shock of cycling can directly damage the sperm production function of the testicles.
Solution: Avoid sitting, cycling or driving for long periods of time. If you can’t avoid sitting for a long time, you should at least pay attention to “breaks between classes” and go to the bathroom or stand up for 40-50 minutes, so that the sensitive parts under pressure can be relaxed at the right time. In addition, in the office, you can develop the habit of drinking more water, one can make the urethra often flush, urine dilution, to avoid the occurrence of urinary tract infections, in addition to timely urination, forcing you to stand up and go to the bathroom, you can also be timely relaxation.
Second, sauna, hot springs: winter has arrived, we like to go to the hot springs, sauna, can relax the muscles and bones, relieve fatigue, but do not know that this is a major taboo for men who are ready to give birth. As mentioned earlier, the temperature of the testicles to produce sperm is 1-2 degrees lower than the body temperature. Since it is a hot spring or sauna, the water temperature must be higher than the body temperature for the body to feel comfortable. So a hot spring or sauna that makes your body feel comfortable can be very detrimental to sperm production and even play a role in killing sperm.
The solution: prepare to have a child male compatriots resolutely not sauna, not soak in the hot springs, and even bath water temperature should not be too high, sensitive parts (testicles) to avoid contact with the environment higher than body temperature.
The reason for this is that tight-fitting pants are a favorite of trendy men, but they are not suitable for all men, and can seriously lead to male infertility and even prostatitis and other urinary tract infections. The reason is that tight-fitting clothes and pants will be too tightly bound scrotum, perineum, testicles are too close to the body, the temperature and body temperature close, not conducive to sperm production; in addition, testicles, epididymis, prostate and seminal gland and other organs closely related to fertility are bound, poor blood circulation, also not conducive to sperm production; in addition, too tight clothing and pants, perineum breathability is poor, easy to breed bacteria, easy to lead to urinary tract infection, will also affect The problem is that the air is too tight and the perineum is not as breathable as it should be.
The solution: unmarried young people to wear less, to be fertile men to ban wearing tight-fitting clothes and pants.
Four, stay up late, lack of sleep: the human biological clock governs the human endocrine, some studies show that the endocrine more vigorous at night. This is also the case with sperm production, which is mainly carried out at night, if you do not get normal rest at night, so that the biological clock is disrupted, endocrine disruption, sperm function will also be disrupted. Long-term, this will lead to sperm production disorders, low sperm viability, poor vitality, and even reduced sperm density. In addition, night is the best time for the body’s organs, tissues and cells to repair themselves, normal sleep can make the repair normal, staying up late will lead to the body’s self-repair disorder, which may cause serious problems such as increased sperm malformation rate. In male clinics, it is often found that sperm appear significantly lower than usual after staying up late the night before. Due to the occasional late night, the problem of poor sperm quality may still be repaired, and if you stay up late for a long time, day and night, it may lead to irreversible fertility dysfunction. In addition, people who often stay up late are in a state of long-term stress, which can easily lead to increased blood pressure; stay up late workers tend to be sedentary and less active, which can easily lead to slow blood flow, increased intravascular garbage, increased viscosity; daytime sleep, less outdoor exercise, lack of ultraviolet radiation, vitamin D deficiency, prone to osteoporosis; long-term stay up late can also reduce the body’s immune function, making people more vulnerable to cancer.
Solution: Avoid staying up late, avoid day and night, maintain a normal rest and rest routine, and ensure sufficient sleep at night.
Five, smoking: according to British scholars, smoking is one of the important causes of male infertility, they found that completely non-smoking married men and smoking at least 4 cigarettes a day compared to married men, the average sperm content of smoking group 25 million / ml, non-smoking group an average of 63 million / ml; smoking group sperm survival rate of 49%, non-smoking group reached more than 63%, smoking group Sperm concentration and percentage of motile sperm were significantly lower in the smoking group than in the nonsmoking group. In addition, smoking is also the enemy of eugenics, according to the survey, the father does not smoke, the incidence of fetal malformations is only 0.5%, 1-10 cigarettes per day for 1.4%, more than 10 cigarettes rose to 2.1%. The incidence of low birth weight babies is high in pregnant women who smoke or are passive smokers, and the birth rate of low birth weight babies in pregnant women who smoke is twice that of non-smoking pregnant women. The overall risk of leukemia and lymphoma in children whose fathers smoke and whose mothers do not smoke is 20% higher than in children whose parents both do not smoke. This shows that father’s smoking is a risk factor. Finally, smoking is a major killer of male impotence, which is also a major factor in infertility.
Solution: For the sake of your next generation, quit smoking as soon as possible.
Sixth, alcohol abuse: alcohol abuse has a big impact on the reproductive system, mainly in the following ways: long-term alcohol consumption can cause low male fertility; excessive alcohol consumption can induce prostatitis, and even secondary dysfunction, and can cause infertility. British researchers recently pointed out that alcohol abuse can impair reproductive endocrine function, accelerate testosterone metabolism, resulting in a relative increase in estrogen, due to active androgen reduction testicular atrophy, impotence can occur. The damage of excessive alcohol consumption on sexual function and male fertility can be based on the following reasons: First, alcohol directly inhibits the production of testosterone by the testes, thereby decreasing male androgen (serum testosterone) levels and causing damage to testicular structure and function. Secondly, alcoholic ethanol in the blood increases the binding of proteins to circulating serum testosterone, which reduces the amount of biologically active serum free testosterone. Third, under the stimulation of alcohol, the liver will accelerate the breakdown of serum testosterone, and alcoholic cirrhosis, the ability to inactivate estrogen is reduced, thus making the body estrogen levels rise relatively or absolutely, so that men appear to reduce the beard, testicular shrinkage, decreased libido and even ED. Of course. Long-term drinkers will also lead to a decrease in libido, but also because of the adverse effects of alcohol on the smooth muscle of the penile corpus cavernosum, nitric oxide, choline acetyltransferase and other related. The high alcohol concentration of liquor, beer is safe? British scientists found that beer can also directly affect male fertility. Scientists found that a substance in hops (8-prenylnaringenin) can mimic the function of estrogen as can phenol nonyl contained in cleaning agents, paints, herbicides and pesticides. Experts explain that when sperm encounters an egg, it releases an enzyme that breaks through the egg’s outer membrane, while estrogen stimulates sperm activity. If immature sperm are prematurely stimulated to release the enzyme before they encounter the egg, and are unable to break through the egg’s outer membrane when they really need to, then fertility is bound to suffer.
The solution: try to limit the consumption of alcohol, three months before the birth of a child began to give up alcohol, washing vegetables, dishes, and other detergents such as detergent less.
Seven, irregular sex life: too frequent sex can lead to a reduction in the number of sperm. Although the testicles can produce hundreds of millions of sperm every day, the sperm must also develop and mature in the epididymis. After an ejaculation, it takes 5 to 7 days to recover the number of fertile sperm. Therefore, too frequent intercourse results in a small number of sperm being ejaculated each time, which is why clinical semen analysis requires patients to abstain from sex for at least 2-3 days. In addition, too frequent sex, interrupted intercourse, and excessive masturbation can also lead to abnormal congestion of the sexual organs, which may induce sterile prostatitis and affect the production of sperm.
The reason is that sperm can not be excreted for a long time, the dynamic balance between the disintegration of aging sperm and the production of new mature sperm is disrupted, which can lead to the proportion of aging sperm will continue to expand; prolonged abstinence will also make the prostate fluid excretion is not smooth, easy to induce prostatitis or is not conducive to the recovery of chronic prostatitis, will also affect the quality of sperm; from the point of view of increasing the chances of conception, abstinence The fact that the number of times you have intercourse is too low, the chances of sperm meeting the egg are also low, and this is also not good for infertility patients.
Solution: Have a regular sex life, which can be controlled to 2-3 times/week, or 2-3 times/week, depending on individual circumstances, to the extent that there is no significant fatigue the day after sex. If the sperm quality is already problematic, it is necessary to abstain from sex for at least 2-3 days before the planned conception time.
Eight, too much exposure to computers, cell phones and other electronic products: male clinics have found that urban male infertility population is about generally more than IT people, industry peers have found this phenomenon. Of course, IT people work habits in addition to sedentary, stay up late and other bad habits, computers and other office equipment generated by electromagnetic radiation should probably cause one of the important causes of infertility. Although it has not been confirmed medically whether electromagnetic waves will indeed cause pathological damage is still controversial, but because the human life activities contain a series of bioelectric activities, these bioelectricity is very sensitive to the environment of electromagnetic waves, therefore, electromagnetic radiation can cause impact and damage to the human body. Chronic and severe electromagnetic radiation threatens the human reproductive and immune systems. Male germ cells and sperm are more sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, so electromagnetic waves on men, mainly manifested as a decrease in the quality of men’s sperm. Give you some data on the amount of computer radiation for reference: keyboard 1000V / m; mouse 450V / m; screen 218V / m; host 170V / m; laptop 2500V / m. In daily life, there are many sources of radiation, including microwave ovens, cell phones to high-frequency radiation, television sets, air conditioners, computers, etc. to low-frequency radiation. It is worth noting that: hair dryer operation when the amount of radiation generated in the top of the household appliances. In addition, commonly used laptops directly on the body, on the one hand, electromagnetic radiation closer to sensitive parts of the body, more harmful; on the other hand, the heat generated by the body will also increase the temperature around the testicles, affecting the sperm function.
Solution: keep a distance from the source of electromagnetic radiation: the human body and the computer screen to maintain a distance of not less than 70 cm, and the back and sides of the computer to maintain a distance of not less than 120 cm; try to use the new computer: the old computer radiation dose is larger, do not place idle metal objects indoors to avoid the formation of electromagnetic waves re-emission; computer screen is not too bright computer screen brightness is not too large, the greater the screen brightness, the The brighter the screen, the stronger the electromagnetic radiation; computer placement is important, try not to let the back of the screen towards the place where someone, because the strongest computer radiation is the back, followed by the left and right sides, the front of the screen but the weakest radiation; pay attention to indoor ventilation: the computer screen can produce a harmful substance called brominated dibenzofuran. Therefore, it is best to install a ventilation fan in the room where the computer is placed, pay attention to window ventilation, place plants or water near the computer desk, which can absorb electromagnetic waves emitted by the computer; green tea, oranges: it is helpful to resist electromagnetic radiation. In short, for computers and other electronic products, infertile men should do as much as possible to reduce exposure to the appropriate.
Nine, dietary preferences: human sperm production and the level of nutrition in the diet is closely related to the need to consume adequate amounts of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, C, E and other substances; if malnutrition or partiality, it will affect the production and quality of sperm. The diet needs to be noted: 1, to ensure adequate quality protein, protein is an important component of the cell, but also an important raw material for the generation of sperm, reasonable supplementation of food rich in quality protein, is beneficial to the coordination of male endocrine function as well as improve the quantity and quality of sperm. The food rich in high quality protein are deep-sea fish and shrimp, oysters, soybeans, lean meat, eggs and so on. Seafood is not only low in pollution, but also contains nutritional elements that promote brain development and physical fitness, which is very beneficial to fathers-to-be. However, the intake should not be in excess. The minerals and trace elements in the human body have an equally important impact on male fertility. The most common ones are zinc and selenium, which are involved in the synthesis and transport of testosterone in men, as well as helping to improve sperm activity and fertilization and other reproductive physiological activities. Zinc in the body regulates the function of the immune system and improves sperm motility. Zinc deficiency in the human body can cause a decrease in the number of sperm, an increase in the number of deformed sperm, as well as a decrease in sexual and reproductive function, and even infertility; a lack of selenium reduces the energy source needed for sperm activity, making sperm motility decrease. The foods that contain higher zinc are: shellfish, animal offal, cereal germ, sesame, shrimp, etc.; foods that contain higher selenium are: kelp, cuttlefish, shrimp, nori, etc. 3, eat more fruits and vegetables. Men often disdain for fruits and vegetables, that is the girls’ weight loss food. But do not understand that fruits and vegetables contain a large number of vitamins is necessary for male reproductive physiological activities. Some foods that are high in vitamins can be very helpful in improving the quality of sperm survival. For example, vitamin A and vitamin E both have the effect of delaying aging and slowing down the decline of sexual function, and also have a good effect on sperm production and improving sperm activity. Lack of these vitamins can often cause disorders of spermogenesis. The study found that. Obese men have a 60% higher risk of low semen volume and 40% higher chance of sperm abnormalities, the reason may be that fat affects sex hormone metabolism, thus destroying the normal development of sperm; in addition, obese men have more body fat and relatively high body temperature is not conducive to sperm growth.
Solution: comprehensive nutrition not partial diet, appropriate weight not overweight.
Ten, chemical drug abuse: recent medical research found that 10% to 30% of infertility is drug-induced. Common drugs that can directly affect the quality of sperm are 1, antibiotics: erythromycin, spiramycin, methicillin and other macrolide antibiotics, will reduce the frequency of organic division of testicular cells, sperm are killed, the viability of surviving sperm significantly weakened. Large amounts of gentamicin can cause men’s sperm cells to be blocked from dividing and the concentration of DNA in spermatogenic cells to decrease, resulting in the cessation of spermatogenesis. Tetracyclines, toxic to the gonads. 2. chemotherapy drugs: cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, salazosulfapyridine, colchicine, etc. can cause a decrease in semen, reduced sperm vitality, testicular atrophy, and azoospermia. 4. prednisolone can cause a decrease in sperm semen. 4. long-term application of testosterone can cause testicular atrophy, lack of semen, etc. In addition, many drugs can cause a decrease in male libido or erectile dysfunction, such as 1, antihypertensive drugs: compound antihypertensive tablets, reserpine, methyldopa, guanethidine, insulin, colistin, antihypertensive drugs, such as antihypertensive drugs, can affect the erectile function, causing a decrease in libido, impotence, non-ejaculation; 2, antidepressants: amitriptyline hydrochloride, promethazine and other antidepressants, have an effect on the libido of both men and women.
Solution: Do not take drugs on your own during the preparation for childbirth, and must be taken under the guidance of a doctor when you must.
Eleven, mental tension, etc.: When the cerebral cortex is in a good state, the whole body’s neurological and endocrine function is stable, the sperm production function of the testes can play normally. Long-term mental depression, frustration, pessimism and sadness often cause infertility. This is because it affects the function of the cerebral cortex, so the whole body’s neurological, endocrine function and testicular sperm function and sexual function are unstable state. The psychological state can directly affect the ability of men to produce sperm. Researchers at the University of Leeds found that when men are often frustrated, lost or overstressed, their sperm count will be greatly reduced, or even completely lose the ability to produce sperm. It has been reported that male prisoners of war who were interned in concentration camps during World War II were found to have reduced semen volume and generally lower sperm vitality during semen examinations. Men imprisoned on death row for long periods of time can stop making sperm altogether. Also ovulation in women is is also influenced by mental factors. If the mood is unpleasant and stressful, it can lead to endocrine disorders and inhibit ovulation. Therefore, infertile couples must maintain a good mental state, do not blame each other, blame each other, both sides should not worry a lot, blame this and that, to be calm and optimistic, which is the basic condition for pregnancy.
I believe that on the basis of the systematic treatment by specialists and the avoidance of the above-mentioned bad habits, we will be able to conceive a healthy baby as we wish.
In order to facilitate your memory, we have prepared “Eight words of advice for male infertility” based on the above content for your reference.
Avoid being sedentary, limit alcohol and stop smoking.
Loose clothing and pants, less hot springs.
Be moderate in sexual intercourse to prevent urination.
Avoid spicy food and comprehensive nutrition.
not to use drugs indiscriminately; diligent exercise.
Relaxed mood, ensure sleep.
Computer and cell phone, do not need to love.
Marriage as usual, do not delay childbearing age.