Male infertility - symptoms
About male infertility speak in the case when a partner's pregnancy does not occur within a year, subject to regular and full sexual intercourse. Identify the symptoms of infertility in a man is reliably possible only when carrying out a laboratory and clinical examination. However, the signs of pathological processes leading to the appearance of abnormalities in the male reproductive sphere may indirectly indicate possible difficulties with conception.
Violation of sperm production
A violation of the sperm production process is observed in the secretory form of male infertility. The following diseases can lead to the development of this pathological condition:
- varicocele;
- hydrocephalus;
- cryptorchidism;
- is an epidemic parotitis.
The appearance of varicocele can be recognized by the characteristic widening of the scrotal veins, which becomes swollen and may increase in size. In addition, pain in the perineal region, which increases with walking, may appear. Similar signs are also revealed in the case of development of dropsy. Their occurrence is due to the accumulation of excess fluid in the tissues of the scrotum.
In the presence of a male cryptorchidism, one or both testicles do not descend into the scrotum. In this case, the testicle can be palpated in the inguinal fold, abdominal cavity, upper part of the scrotum. Violation of the synthesis of spermatozoa can be a consequence of diseases such as tuberculosis, syphilis. In this case, the main manifestations of the main pathological process come to the fore.
Often, the development of infertility in men leads to a hormonal imbalance in the body. Symptoms of this pathological condition may become the following symptoms:
- gynecomastia or breast enlargement;
- obesity by female type with fat deposition mainly in the waist;
- formation of female figure type with the presence of wide hips and narrow shoulders;
- belated voice breaking or its absence;
- decrease in testicle size;
- decreased sexual desire;
- slowing hair growth, as well as reducing their number on the pubic, beard and in the armpits.
Sperm movement disorder
Obturation form of infertility due to occlusion of the vas deferens is usually a consequence of inflammatory diseases of the male genital organs. Such pathological processes include, for example, epididymitis, manifested by pain in the scrotum and its increase. Often, pain sensations irradiate into the inguinal canal, lower back, sacrum. After the acute phase of the inflammatory process subsides, the man most often does not bother anything, but the process of sclerosing the vas deferens can continue.
The presence of cysts and tumors of the epididymis can lead to disruption of the transport of spermatozoa. In this case, a man can palpate a small painless seal in the scrotum. Over time, pain may appear in the area of ​​pathological education.
Infringement of immunological compatibility of partners
About immunological incompatibility of partners it is possible to think in the event that pregnancy at the given pair does not come, but partners have children from other marriages. Undoubtedly, the given diagnosis can be exposed only at carrying out of the full clinical inspection denying presence of any organic or functional frustration, capable to become infertility.
If you suspect signs of infertility, you should see a doctor for a checkup and a diagnosis.
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