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In recent decades, it is a well-known fact that the sperm count of adult males has dropped significantly, so that the normal value of semen testing has also dropped from 100 million per milliliter in the 1950s and 1960s to 60 million per milliliter in the 1970s and 1980s, and to 20 million per milliliter now. In fact, the seriousness of the matter is far more than that. Compared with the small number, what is more terrifying is the decline in sperm motility. In other words, poor sperm quality is worse than a decrease in sperm count.
Low sperm motility usually has two meanings: one is that the sperm survival rate (also known as activity rate) is low. The survival rate generally refers to the ratio of active sperm per 100 sperm. The values on the routine semen test sheet are mostly the activity values within half an hour after semen is discharged. Some professional laboratories also provide test values one or two hours after semen is discharged. Another indicator is the motility of sperm. Generally, dead or inactive sperm are grade 0, while sperm moving in a fast straight line are grade III. The World Health Organization has a standard for reference for determining sperm survival rate and sperm motility level. Nevertheless, the decline in sperm motility is only a superficial phenomenon. There are many reasons for the decline in sperm motility. Generally speaking, it can be roughly divided into two aspects: one is the problem of sperm itself; the other is the interference of external factors on sperm. Problems with the sperm itself may be defects in the sperm structure, such as sperm deformity; or they may be problems with the sperm's inability to fully absorb and utilize energy. The problem of external interference on sperm is more complicated, such as temperature, radiation, trauma, infection and other factors.
Judging from the current medical situation, whether it is Western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine, there is still a lack of substantial treatment progress for low energy and vitality caused by sperm abnormalities. Therefore, we can focus our efforts on improving sperm motility in several other areas:
Pay attention to health preservation. There are mainly two ways to preserve health. The first is to focus on adjusting the dietary structure and replenishing kidney essence; the second is to reduce the consumption of kidney essence. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, kidney essence is also called innate essence, which mainly comes from parents and is continuously nourished and supplemented by acquired diet after birth. For those with insufficient kidney essence, it is impossible to obtain innate essence from parents after birth, but it is effective to pay attention to acquired conditioning and strengthen the supplementation and maintenance of kidney essence. Therefore, in the dietary structure, we should focus on consuming more high-protein and nutritious foods (Chinese medicine usually refers to this type of food as blood and flesh products, such as shrimp, fish, sea cucumber, beef, mutton, venison, etc.). The factors that lead to the depletion of kidney essence are certain chronic diseases (called long-term illness and kidney in traditional Chinese medicine) and excessive sexual intercourse, especially too frequent sexual intercourse or masturbation, which can cause the depletion of kidney essence. Therefore, sexual knowledge should be popularized, sex and sexual life should be treated correctly, and good sexual habits should be developed.
Adjust your daily life. Daily life mainly refers to your lifestyle. Bad living habits can lead to decreased sperm motility, such as irregular life, spicy food, sitting for long periods of time, etc. Therefore, you should be careful not to drink alcohol or eat spicy food, not wear or wear less jeans, not take or take less sauna baths, avoid high temperature and radiation working environment, etc. As we all know, sperm is very delicate and fragile, and the temperature requirement for its growth environment is generally 1 degree Celsius to 2 degrees Celsius lower than body temperature. Therefore, we should maintain sufficient energy and provide sperm with a suitable environment for growth and life.
Reduce infection. Infection, especially genital tract infection, has a great killing effect on sperm motility. Because, when semen is infected, it will significantly affect the sperm's ability to speak, just like raising fish in sewage. From a clinical perspective, young people's chance of infection mainly comes from unclean sexual life. Therefore, safe and hygienic sex life should be promoted. If a reproductive infection occurs, you should see a doctor immediately instead of just taking some medicine based on the prescription and being perfunctory about it. Once the opportunity for treatment is missed, chronic reproductive tract infection (such as chronic prostatitis, chronic seminal vesiculitis, etc.) will develop, which will increase the difficulty of treatment.
Use supplements with caution. When problems arise in reproduction and sexual life, people often simply look for answers from the perspective of kidney deficiency. More commonly, they abuse kidney-tonifying health drugs and foods. Whether judging from the theoretical aspect of traditional Chinese medicine or analyzing from real clinical cases, the lessons are too numerous to mention. If patients with yang deficiency take yin-tonifying drugs, the consequences will not be too bad, but if patients with yin deficiency mistakenly take yang-warming drugs, it will add fuel to the fire. Even zinc, a well-known trace element with many "benefits", has been reported to cause sperm membrane damage after long-term use. Therefore, it is particularly important to remind you that supplements have indications and contraindications, and must be used under the guidance of an experienced doctor, otherwise unexpected results may occur. |
