Post Date December, 02 2023
The survey found that the work a man does may affect his fertility status, but researchers say further research is needed to draw a definitive conclusion.
A research team from the National University of Singapore found that men engaged in engineering technology, financial analysis, corporate and computer management and teaching were more likely to be infertile than men engaged in other occupations. They published the research results in the journal Occupational and environmental medicine in March.
In order to investigate whether men's careers affect their fertility status, this Singaporean research team investigated 640 men whose spouses were unable to conceive or were undergoing infertility treatment. They screened 218 men from these men who could not identify the cause of infertility and compared them with 227 men whose wives were currently pregnant.
The survey results found that four types of occupational groups are prone to infertility.
Category 1: Men in the teaching profession are 7 times more likely to have infertility than ordinary men.
The comparison was conducted through survey questionnaires, and the questions that these men need to answer include their lifestyle habits, such as whether they smoke, their occupation, whether they engage in chemical or radioactive work, etc. Afterwards, they also underwent sperm testing.
The second type: Men engaged in financial analysis have a 5-fold higher probability of infertility than ordinary men.
The survey results found that men who engage in service or clerical work have the lowest risk of infertility.
The third category: The probability of infertility in engineering technology is three times higher than that of ordinary men.
Although the research team is still unable to accurately explain the reasons for the differences in infertility, they point out that psychological stress, high work requirements, and possible electromagnetic field working environments are the main factors leading to male infertility.
Category 4: The probability of male infertility managed by computers is three times higher than that of ordinary males.
Additionally, men who frequently smoke are three times more likely to be infertile than men who never smoke.
Infertility caused by blocked vas deferens: Infertility caused by blocked vas deferens is a common clinical phenomenon. This situation often manifests as azoospermia during examination. However, in diagnosis, it is necessary to clarify the cause, as developmental abnormalities such as chromosomal abnormalities can also result in such outcomes. There are significant differences in treatment, some can be treated, while others cannot.
