Since the ancient times, it’s the most commonly known fact that during the fertilization period sperm, the main constituent of semen, penetrates the female egg present in the ovum. This is the way of getting pregnant. But many of us don’t know that among thousands of sperms, only one sperm gets to penetrate the ovum. So this leads us to an interesting fact that if the ejected sperm is not healthy and strong enough to live until it can penetrate the membrane of the ovum and the egg, then the couple might face trouble in pregnancy. It’s called Infertility when the ejected sperm becomes permanently unable to penetrate the egg.

Fertility can be measured through the quality and quantity of semen, the male reproductive fluid and sperm is the main constituent of this fluid. If you have strong and healthy sperm, you have healthy semen, thus you are fertile. But for some internal or external facts, it’s seen that quality of semen and sperm count of it has decreased a lot in the last forty years.

Lots of factors are responsible for male infertility. Along with physical dysfunctions, modern men’s diet, unhealthy habits, and daily lifestyle choices are greatly responsible for their infertility. Some facts which can interestingly effect sperm health and how to cure them are listed here:

Obesity:

Obesity could be your enemy when you are considered as infertile. So to check your infertile condition, the single most important thing you can do is to control your obesity. Overweight can really harm your body functions in many ways, among them one condition is infertility in men. Researches have proven that a little bit of weight loss could increase your sperm count greatly, thus increases the quality of semen. Consult with your nutritionist or body trainer to lose weight in a healthy manner to increase your sperm count.

Lack of exercises:

Daily workout or outdoor exercises can give you good results in many ways. Even if you don’t want to lose weight, if you are active and healthy then you can avoid lots of diseases in your life-way. Sperm count and quality are greatly related with daily fitness. Fatigue can cause you lethargy and also can ruin your health. It’s a proven fact that outdoor exercises and weightlifting workouts could really help you if you want good quality and quantity of semen. Here it’s important to mention excessive biking and jumping could actually give reverse effect in your sperm health.

Lack of sleep:

Sleep revitalizes our body and gives us the energy to do our daily chores more fluently and swiftly. Along with mental illness, diabetes, pancreatic problems, depression, dark circle, and lots of other diseases, sleep depravedness could also decrease sperm quality and quantity in semen. So, at least 7 to 8 hours of good night sleep is really needed to maintain very healthy body conditions.

Lack of vitamin:

The actual relationship between sperm quality and taking vitamin supplements are really unknown, but it’s a researched fact that a man who has a lower rate of vitamin-D in the body have lower chances of getting pregnant with his mate than another man who doesn’t lack in vitamin-D levels. Again it’s scientifically proven that many vitamins are related to sperm quality and also with the quantity. Like vitamin-C has a great influence when it comes to semen quantity and consistency. It’s also believed that vitamin-c could actually increase the penetrating power of the sperm. Other vitamins like vitamin E and CoQ10 are also important in case of fertility.

Tobacco and alcohol can be your worst enemy:

Other than physical dysfunctions, addictions in tobacco and alcohol consumption can really be harmful towards yours sperm health. Studies have shown that men who have a previous history of uncontrolled drinking and smoking, have become impotent and infertility has caused their life to be a living hell. Anybody can have the addiction to drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. But if you are facing trouble in ejaculation or obligations in getting pregnant with your mate, then you must quit your addictions right now. Consult with your doctor to avoid any implications.

Pollution:

Statistically proven facts have stated that people who live in a much-polluted area and also face lots of hazardous toxins in their workplaces have been shown to report as infertile. Pollution could really affect your overall health. Again pesticides, paint spray, paint strippers, solvents, metals, and degreasers etc. can really affect your sperm health. So be careful to wear masks whenever there is a chance of getting exposed to those toxic substances.

Other lifestyle choices:

Unhygienic condition and allergies can really affect your penis health, which also caused erectile dysfunctions and infertility. So keep yourself clean and clear to avoid this. Also, choosing tight and synthetic undergarments can affect your sperm health. It’s very necessary to keep your scrotum in a comfortable condition and in normal temperature to get healthy sperm and semen. Try to wear comfortable, and cotton undergarments of perfect size, in order to avoid any trouble.

 Medical conditions and sexual dysfunctions:

External factors, as well as internal factors like physical and sexual diseases,  could really harm your sperm quality. Many sexual diseases like Libido, lower level of the male hormone testosterone, erectile dysfunctions, undescended testicles, penis allergies like Gonorrhea and Chlamydia, Varicocele, immune diseases etc. are the main medical conditions which can lower sperm count.

Also chromosomal malfunctions like Klinefelter’s syndrome (male having two X chromosome and one Y chromosome), Kallmann’s syndrome, Kartagener syndrome, Turner syndrome etc. have plenty of contributions in case of infertility.

Other than the medical and sexual dysfunctions, each and every obstacle which can cause infertility can be diagnosed and cured. Some of them can be cured by the patient himself like daily workout, maintaining a healthy weight, diet control, good night sleep, wearing masks in polluted areas, maintaining a normal hygiene, taking vitamin supplements and also avoiding too much smoking, drinking, biking and jumping could really help.

Good foods for stronger sperm:

There are some really good foods which can actually help you to boost your sperm count. Recently research has stated that nuts could really be your friend if you are facing infertility. Vitamin-E, zinc, folate, omega 3-fatty acid, and selenium present in nuts, which can act as sperm production ingredients. These ingredients can also increase sperm count, quality, size, and their motility. So if you want healthy and strong sperm then include nuts in your diet. Other foods which can stronger your sperm are: Vitamin- D, C, E, B12 containing foods, coenzyme CoQ10 containing soybean oil, fish, and meat, Sodium d-aspartic amino acid supplements, roots of ashwagandha, maca, and ginseng, and fenugreek seeds etc. 

Last but not the least, remember that nothing is permanent. Sometimes childhood traumas or accidents could turn you into an unfavorable situation. Infertility is a disease and it’s not your fault to be infertile. So keep yourself motivated, try and consult with your doctor, live a healthy life, take medications to control the problem. If it remains there are lots of other ways to get a child in your life like adoption, test-tube baby, surrogacy etc. Talk to your mate about your options and share your feelings with each other. Don’t forget that nobody is perfect in this world. Just you have to find a solution to deal with your problem and it’s only possible if you can believe in yourself.