What Are the Characteristics of Healthy Sperm?

Sperm germination is a continuous process. It takes about 72 to 74 days to mature from the germ cell (spermatogonial cell) to the sperm. Its optimum temperature is 34 ° C. Therefore, exposure to overheating or fever in the last 2 to 3 months will adversely affect sperm count, motility and morphological evaluation. Within the vas deferens, Sertoli cells support and regulate sperm maturation, Leydig cells produce testosterone needed to maintain spermatogenesis, and endocrine regulation of the testes is discussed in hypogonadism in men.

Sperm disorders

Azoospermia (azoospermia in semen) can be caused by blocked vas deferens or congenital defects or primary testicular disorders. The presence of fructose (normally secreted by the seminal vesicles) in the semen indicates that

Get a medical history and physical examination to find the cause of infertility.

Varicocele should usually be treated. In uncontrolled studies, there is a 30% to 50% pregnancy rate after ligation of the internal spermatic vein, but a controlled randomized study is needed to confirm these percentages.

Men with moderate oligospermia (10 million to 20 million / ml) without endocrine defects, given citrate

1: Inflammation. If the inflammation of the epididymis, seminal vesicles, or prostate of a male friend appears, then it is likely that the seminal plasma will be mutated, and the pH and oxygen and nutrition in the seminal plasma will change, which will be detrimental to sperm motility and survival.

2: Testicular development is impeded. If the spermatogenic epithelium of a male friend is not fully mature, or if the acquired damage becomes thinner, then the quality of the sperm produced at this time will be poor, and the vitality of the sperm will be weakened.

3: Trace element deficiency. If trace elements, especially zinc, are lacking in a male friend's body, it will affect the motility of male sperm. If mycoplasma infection occurs at this time, mycoplasma may stick to the sperm tail of the male body, which will also affect the quality of sperm.

4: The amount of semen is insufficient. There is little room for sperm motility, resulting in poor sperm quality. Anti-sperm antibodies are produced in the body, causing the sperm to agglomerate or brake, resulting in poor sperm quality. ^[3]

To solve the problem of poor sperm quality in men, we can start by improving the nutritional status. Clinical studies have found that poor eating habits of picky eaters and partial eaters are prone to malnutrition, and the number of sperm produced may be low, the vitality is poor, and the chance of malformations is relatively high. If you want to improve sperm quality, you must have a nutrient intake of thick and thin mix, vegetarian mix, comprehensive and balanced fats, sugars, vitamins, cellulose, protein, and trace elements such as zinc, selenium, and magnesium ^[4] .

In addition, to improve sperm quality, you must go to saunas, steam baths, and avoid taking hot water to bathe. Clinical studies have found that men's testicles are cold and not hot, and sperm are made through the testes. If the temperature of the testicles is too high, it will directly harm sperm and inhibit the normal production of sperm. Over time, the problem of poor sperm quality will occur.

In daily life, tea is used as a drink to prevent and improve inflammation of the urinary system and thus improve sperm quality. Like Eucommia ulmoides, Cordyceps, Lycium barbarum, Cordyceps militaris have anti-inflammatory and sterilization, clearing dampness and heat, nourishing kidney and nourishing qi, and improving sperm quality. It is recommended to eat foods with high melanin content, such as black beans, black rice, black sesame, walnuts, black fungus and so on. Animal meat, eggs, bone marrow, black sesame, cherry, mulberry, yam, etc. also have kidney tonic effect to varying degrees.