Men Infertility Infertility Couples Contribute 30-40 percent

JAKARTA - Infertility in men is a major cause of infertility (infertility) in men. This factor infertility accounts for 30-40 percent of couples (married couples).

In 2010, WHO recorded 25 percent of couples do not successfully have offspring within a year after marriage. Of these percentages, 15 percent of them seek treatment and the rest remain childless.

Infertile couples say, if the man withdraws regularly for more than 1 year without contraception, but do not have children. Cases of azoospermia or no sperm are found at all was found in 10 percent of cases of male infertility.

While the prevalence of varicocele (dilation of the veins in the testicles) in the world is found as much 1.08-45 percent occur in healthy men and 11-22 percent in men with infertility conditions.

"Two major factors that cause infertility in men is the sperm and non-spertmatozoa. Factor spermatozoa can be caused by a varicocele, idiopathic (unknown), genetic factors, spermatozoa channel blockage (obstruction), congenital abnormalities, sexually transmitted infections, and hormonal disorders , "said Prof. Dr. dr. Akmal Taher, SpU (K) in a health talk show Spermatozoa Causes Male Infertility Factor? in Jakarta, Tuesday (02/22/2012).

In addition, an unhealthy lifestyle and the use of steroids or hormones also affect the improper male infertility. Besides factors such spermatozoa, spermatozoa are non factors such as sexual disorders (low desire, erectile dysfunction, ejaculation disorder or anatomical deformity of the penis, so it can not intercourse) or couples who rarely copulation.

"The disorder may be abnormal spermatozoa number (oligo), movement (astheno) and form
(Terato). If no spermatozoa at all then it is called azoospermia.

One of the biggest causes of abnormal spermatozoa is a varicocele, but nearly half (48.5%) of unknown cause, "he said.

Diagnosis, or the latest methods and techniques appropriate therapy continues to be pursued in order to help
male patients with infertility can get a descent. Infertility patients with abnormalities
factors caused by varicocele spermatozoa, can be treated with drugs or
action of micro surgery (microligation).

For the case of azoospermia, sperm retrieval performed with micro-surgery techniques. Furthermore spermatozoa obtained can be used to program in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or IVF.