A recent study from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California (USA) concludes that poor sperm quality has more to do with specific medical conditions such as hypertension, non-ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease or endocrine or skin disorders that with other factors and that from there derives male infertility .
To reach this conclusion, the researchers analyzed data from 9,837 infertile men with a mean age of 38 years over a period of more than 15 years , during which the participants provided semen samples to assess semen motility, volume, and semen. the concentration of it.
Analysis and comparison of the data determined that poor sperm quality was the cause of infertility in approximately 50% of men . In addition to this fertility problem, these same subjects were also more likely to have hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, non-ischemic heart disease, skin disorders, or endocrine disorders.
According to the scientists, these results show that men's general health should be evaluated alongside their infertility treatment: “ Men's health is strongly correlated with sperm quality , and given the high incidence of fertility, this should be considered during visits to fertility clinics, ”explains Michael Eisenberg, study leader.
The work has been published in the journal Fertility and Sterility .
