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What are the causes of male infertility?

Asked by:Dandelion

Asked on:Apr 05, 2026 03:06 PM

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  • Oasis Oasis

    Apr 05, 2026

       With the continuous progress and development of society, male My friends’ work is also increasing and they have more social activities. In fact, male friends should pay more attention to their bodies. So what are the causes of male infertility?

      The following 8 reasons can cause male infertility:

      Reason 1: Wearing tight pants for a long time has three hazards: ① the temperature of the testicles increases; ② the scrotum is blocked from dissipating heat and sweating, which also increases the temperature of the testicles; ③ the blood circulation in the scrotum is hindered, causing blood stasis in the testicles.

      Reason 2: Addicted to smoking and alcoholism. The nicotine in tobacco leaves reduces sex hormone secretion and kills sperm role.

      Reason 3: When you often ride a bicycle for long distances, the seat just presses the urethra, scrotum, and perineum. Riding for long distances makes the above parts congested, which can affect the functions of the testicles, epididymis, prostate, and seminal vesicles.

      Reason 4: Improper or excessive sexual intercourse. Although the testicles can produce hundreds of millions of sperm every day, the sperm must still mature in the epididymis. every time ejaculation Afterwards, it takes 5 to 7 days to restore fertile sperm count.

      Reason 5. Diet lacking zinc and selenium: The trace element zinc can promote sperm motility, prevent premature disintegration of sperm, and facilitate the combination with eggs. It can be seen that zinc has a significant impact on fertility.

      Reason 6: Frequent hot water baths make the scrotal temperature about 1°C lower than normal body temperature, which is beneficial to the production and development of sperm. Frequent hot water baths increase the scrotal temperature and affect the production of sperm.

      Reason 7: "Playboys" are more likely to be infertile, and men who live a disorderly life are likely to be infertile.

      Reason 8: Inhalation of kitchen fumes. Recent research has found that there are 74 chemicals in kitchen fumes that can cause cell mutations, lead to infertility, and become a new "evidence" of "family killers".

      99healthy Reminder: Male friends can usually eat more foods rich in zinc and selenium, such as fish, oysters, liver, soybeans, brown rice and other foods, and try to avoid wearing tight jeans, soaking in hot springs, sitting for long periods of time, etc.

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