Post Date December, 03 2023
Doctors said that in recent years, the quality of male semen has generally declined globally. The reason is that various social and environmental factors are inevitable, but the impact of living habits and details cannot be ignored.
Diet hazards cannot be avoided
Among the diets, tobacco and alcohol have the greatest impact on male reproductive function. According to doctors, the number of sperm of long-term smokers and alcoholics is significantly lower than that of non-smokers and alcoholics, and the abnormal rate of sperm morphology is also significantly higher. Therefore, in the first few months of pregnancy, expectant fathers should completely quit smoking and alcohol to ensure successful pregnancy and the health of their children.
However, quitting smoking and drinking is usually the truth that everyone knows, and there are some foods that many people have never thought of. For example, raw cottonseed oil, tripterygium wilfordii (Chinese herbal medicine), and compound decoction of radix scrophulariae, asparagus, water stone, phellodendron amurense, radix scrophulariae will affect the spermatogenic function and reduce sperm vitality. People think that healthy and nutritious legumes are rich in phytoestrogens. Excessive consumption may cause endocrine disorders in the body and may reduce the number and vitality of sperm. For men with fertility requirements, it is necessary to eat appropriate amount of bean food.
Lower body environment should be "loose"
Nowadays, young people who catch up with the trend need to wear tight underwear to be fashionable. However, when the curve is revealed, it will also make the "little brother" more constrained. The doctor said that "tights can raise the temperature of the environment where the testicles are located, affect the differentiation of spermatogenic cells, and are not conducive to sperm production. On the other hand, they can also affect the blood circulation of the scrotum, leading to the decline of male fertility." We should avoid wearing tights as much as possible and choose loose underwear.
Even so, it is necessary to keep the lower body environment ventilated and comfortable, and also to prevent long-term sitting and inactivity. It is reported that many drivers are infertile patients. This is because they often sit for a long time, the prostate is compressed, the blood supply is reduced, the circulation is not smooth, and the local resistance is reduced, which is easy to induce prostatitis. Therefore, changes in the acidity and alkalinity of semen will result in "weak sperm", that is, decreased sperm activity and vitality. The doctor reminded that people who work at their desks or drive cars should often get up and exercise to prevent infertility.
Mental stress reduces sperm count
With the accelerated pace of life and work, people spend less and less time exercising, and their body resistance is also getting worse. Especially for men, the life pressure is high, the body is in a state of emergency due to long-term over-tension, and the stress hormone produced thereby affects the hypothalamus-pituitary-testis gonadal axis, which can significantly reduce the sperm count. Therefore, it is beneficial to keep away from "sub health" state by adjusting mentality, correcting work or life attitude, and establishing a correct outlook on life.
High temperature affects spermatogenesis
People who have bathtubs at home always like to take a warm hot bath on a cold winter night. Although the spirit and body are extremely relaxed, if the bath time is too long and the water temperature is too hot, it will be "murder" for sperm.
"The appropriate temperature for sperm production and survival is 1~2 ℃ lower than the body temperature, and the long-term exposure to high temperature in the bath in winter will destroy the living environment of sperm and damage the spermatogenic epithelium." The doctor said that the spermatogenic epithelium of the testis is specialized in producing sperm. Once destroyed, the quantity, quality, density and activity of sperm will decline, and it is also difficult to regenerate into new sperm. This will lead to a reduction in the chance of conception and an increase in the rate of infant deformity.
Similarly, often taking sauna, hot spring and electric blanket for a long time will cause the decline of spermatogenic function due to high temperature. Therefore, if you are a man who loves "high temperature", it is better to appropriately reduce the time spent in the high temperature environment and change the habit of taking a bath into a shower.
For the sake of their childbearing plans, male friends must pay attention to the above details and correct their bad living habits.
(Intern editor: Wu Weijie)
