Post Date December, 03 2023
What are the diagnostic methods for male infertility? The causes of male infertility are diverse. So for male friends, what are the diagnostic methods for male infertility?
(1) Ask about the medical history and physical examination of male infertility in detail: collecting the medical history of male infertility is an important part of diagnosis, which mainly includes general health conditions, medical history related to infertility such as sexual life and marriage history, past diseases, injuries and surgical history, drug use, smoking and drinking habits, physical and chemical factor contact history, urinary system symptom history, etc; Physical examination should pay attention to the development of the secondary sexual characteristics and the changes of the genitourinary organs.
(2) Semen test: It is an important method for determining male fertility. Attention should be paid to the collection of semen samples, and routine examinations should be conducted after complete liquefaction for 10 to 30 minutes, including visual observation of color, quantity, and pH value; Observe sperm density, vitality, viability, and morphology under a microscope; The biochemical analysis of semen includes fructose and trace elements, and various relevant tests should be conducted according to special needs.
(3) Non invasive physical diagnostic methods: Doppler ultrasound stethoscope is mainly used to diagnose vascular diseases, scrotal thermometer is used to diagnose varicocele, and CT and MRI are used to diagnose structural abnormalities of reproductive organs.
(4) Further examination and diagnosis methods: currently used in clinical practice are: testicular biopsy, vas deferens angiography, interstitial cell function examination, seminiferous tubule function test, sperm and cervical mucus test, human sperm penetrating zona pellucida free vole egg test, immunological test (determination of antisperm antibodies in serum and semen), sperm motility test, semen bacteriology test.
(Intern Editor: Cai Junyi)
