SPERM COUNT
SPERM COUNT / MOTILITY TREATMENT
Problems in the sperm analysis namely low count, low motility or poor morphology of the sperm is the main cause of Male Infertility.
Causes of Low count of sperms
- Smoking
- Alcohol
- Varicocele
- Overweight
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Poor diet habits
- Diabetes mellitus (High sugars)
- History of mumps during childhood
- Environmental pollution
- Varicocele
- Heat exposure to testes
- Hormonal imbalances
- Chromosomal problems
- Infections
- Previous surgeries in the testes
- Pesticides or chemicals in the food
- Drugs
- Testosterone containing medicines
- HCG
- HMG
- FSH
- Anti estrogenic tablets
- Aromatase inhibitors
- May not be helpful
Treatments for increasing Sperm count
Injections
Tablets
Surgery for Varicocele
- Repeating the Semen analysis – sometimes the sperm count and motility just fluctuates, so repeating the test will give us a correct picture.
- Complete examination of the testes
- Hormonal profile to check for any imbalance which can cause low count or less motility of the sperms.
- Testicular ultrasound or doppler – to check for pathology or varicocele
- Chromosomal testing for any mutations or deletions etc
- Repeating the Semen analysis – sometimes the sperm count and motility just fluctuates, so repeating the test will give us a correct picture.
- Complete examination of the testes
- Hormonal profile to check for any imbalance which can cause low count or less motility of the sperms.
- Testicular ultrasound or doppler – to check for pathology or varicocele
- Chromosomal testing for any mutations or deletions etc