Frequently, infertility is associated with women. However, male factors contribute to 50% of all cases of infertility. At Kiran Infertility Centre, we believe it is important for couples going through IVF treatment to understand what affects man’s fertility. Here are some facts about male factor infertility and its treatments as well as the impact sperm quality has on the success rate of IVF.
Causes of Male Factor Infertility and Possible Treatments
Problems that can lead to male factor infertility are low sperm count, slow or poor motility among sperms, abnormal shapes (morphology), and obstructions that prevent the delivery of sperm cells. These issues may be caused by lifestyle choices such as smoking cigarettes or taking in too much alcohol, which affects healthiness levels within seminal fluids. Hormonal imbalances caused by medical conditions like varicocele might also have an impact on reproductive abilities whilst genetic disorders could play a part too.
When a man is found to have fertility problems because they’re not producing enough sperms or their produced ones are weak, there exist several methods through which such conditions can be rectified:
- Lifestyle Changes: This involves making simple adjustments in one’s dieting habits to consume healthier meals frequently coupled with engaging oneself in more physical activities times referred to as exercise which eventually leads towards achieving optimum levels regarding quality standards expected for viable human-variety gametes production i.e., spermatogenesis.
- Drugs: Hormone therapies might get used where there are imbalances while antibiotics are administered in situations where underlying infections cause sterility.
- Surgeries: A varicocelectomy which repairs varicoceles thereby improving fertility by enhancing semen parameters could be performed but this only applies if there are blockages somewhere along the normal passage route taken by sperms during ejaculation.
- Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART): Intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) are common options. IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), where a single sperm is injected directly into an egg, is particularly effective for severe male factor infertility.
The Function of Sperm Quality in In Vitro Fertilization Victory
In the success of IVF procedures, sperm quality is an essential aspect. Good-quality sperm enhances the chances of egg fertilization as well as healthy embryo production. There are three primary indicators of sperm quality; number, movement, and shape.
- Count: Higher numbers mean more choices when picking out which one to use for fertilizing an egg.
- Motility: For natural conception, they need to be able to swim or in ICSI stronger swimmers.
- Morphology: The shape and structure affect how well it can penetrate the egg; if abnormal could hinder fertilization and development into an embryo.
Conclusion
At Kiran Infertility Centre, the best IVF treatment center in Hyderabad, all these factors are evaluated through complete semen analysis done by our experts who then decide on what kind of treatments should be given by looking at advanced methods like DNA fragmentation tests that are used in the assessment of sperm health to choose the best therapy among others available based on this case but not only generic approach towards treatment selection.