How to test the possibility of a man with one testicle to have children?

There are many pathological conditions, both congenital and acquired, as a result of which the man has only one testicle. And if aesthetic problems allow to solve testicular prosthesis, then the issue of fertility - the possibility of having children - excites many. Looking ahead, say: and in this state the man remains a man .Given that urologists are extremely concerned about the decrease in sperm quality at the level of the general population, the problem is not so much in the "completeness" of the respective bodies and their normal function.

Possible causes

Cryptorchidism

Even with one functioning testicle, man is able toFertilization.

The testicle forms in the abdominal cavity and, normally, descends to the scrotum. If this is detected in time and the operation for the re-entry of the testicle is carried out before the age of three - in the future such an egg functions normally. If the operation is not done on time, being in the abdominal cavity at a relatively high temperature, the testicle loses vitality. The only thing that remains in this case - removal, otherwise in the future such tissue can degenerate into a malignant tumor.

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Orchitis Orchitis - inflammation of the testicular tissue. It can arise as a result of infection( one of the frequent complications of "mumps" in boys), and after an injury. After inflammation, there are cicatricial changes that disrupt the normal function of the testicle.

Testicular torsion

Main article: Testicular torsion and gidatidy: symptoms, treatment and consequences

Due to abnormal motility due to the underdevelopment of ligaments, or due to an injury, the egg is rotated around the axis, the twists and neurovascular bundle, it supplied with blood. Irreversible changes in tissues occur within 6 hours.

Varicocele

Or varicose veins of the spermatic cord. Venous congestion for a long time causes ischemic changes in the tissues of the testicle, up to atrophy.

Injury to

Sometimes it is impossible to save a damaged organ.

Consequences of

The human body is a self-healing system with a large margin of safety. Loss of one kidney does not always mean the development of renal failure, the loss of light is often not reflected in everyday life( though, of athletic achievements have to forget).The function of the remote paired organ is taken care of by a healthy "partner".Approximately the same situation with the loss of the testicle.

A healthy "partner" takes on the function of the second testicle.

Testosterone is synthesized not only in the testicles, but also in the cells of the adrenal cortex. If the level of this hormone corresponds to the norm, then there is no need to worry about the potency( at least at a young age, later on other mechanisms are included).You can find out the level of testosterone by donating blood for an appropriate analysis.

As for fertility, the situation is a bit more complicated. Men's health - in general, the thing is quite fragile, and the ability to conceive is affected by many factors. For example, in one experiment in rats found that stress five hours( rats were fixed motionlessly) reduces the amount of spermatozoa in the ejaculate at 21 days. Directly to project the results to the people, of course, it is unreasonable, but certain conclusions suggest( and confirmed by laboratory: sometimes to improve the quality of sperm is enough to establish a mode of day and meals).

Another problem is inflammation. In modern conditions, when antibiotics are widely available and are often used unreasonably, infections of the genital tract both in men and women are usually asymptomatic: the clinical picture is "erased" under the action of an antibiotic, often prescribed for a completely different cause. And given that the use of condoms in our culture is not too common, sexually transmitted diseases occur at a frequency of 274.6 per 100,000 population. At the same time among men examined for infertility, the incidence of asymptomatic sexual infections reaches 22%( one in five), 57% of them have a mix of 2 or more infectious agents.

Objective fertility rates of a male

To be convinced of the ability to conceive a man with one testicle, it is necessary to perform a spermogram.

The easiest method to make sure of fertility is to perform sperm analysis. A sample of ejaculate is obtained by masturbation. In order for the analysis to be accurate, certain conditions must be observed( read more about this here).If the detected indicators are within the normal range( normospermia), then you can not worry about fertility.

Conclusions

If testicular loss occurs before puberty or at a young age, the remaining testicle, as a rule, hypertrophies( grows) and takes on the functions of the lost( see "Is the size of the testicles important for men").Thus, both potency and fertility are preserved.

At the older age, the compensatory capacity of the body is reduced and it is not always possible to completely recover to physiological standards. In addition, it must be remembered that infertility is most often caused not by the loss of the testicle in itself, but by a disruption of the function, usually due to the asymptomatic infection of the urinary tract. To make sure of the possibility of fertilization, you need to conduct a laboratory study - spermogram.

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