Can chronic prostatitis affect sperm quality?
Can chronic prostatitis affect sperm quality?
A patient: Dr.Lee, Could you tell me if
chronic prostatitis can affect sperm quality？I have long suffered chronic prostatitis, and there's no sign of improvement. Recently, I planned to have a child, but failed. So I wonder if it is chronic prostatitis that influenced my fertility. It would be very appreciate if you explain it in detail and give me some advice.
Dr.Lee: In fact, the question you concern is not uncommon. Whether chronic prostatitis has something to do with sperm is a question that a lot of chronic prostatitis patients have asked me indeed.
Fist of all, chronic prostatitis has influence on semen quality. As a matter of fact, chronic epididymitis and vesiculitis are common complications of chronic prostatitis. Both them can change environment in spermaduct and cause obstruction. When prostate is inflamed, gland fibrosis and tubular obstruction decrease prostate secretions. Obviously, the amount of semen decreases, which is not propitious for sperm motility.
Can chronic prostatitis affect male fertility?
Whether chronic prostatitis can cause male infertility or not is a problem with no clear understanding now. Some chronic prostatitis patients who suffer from severe symptoms are still able to have children. Theoretically, as we referred above, inflammation can absolutely affect amount and ingredient of semen and then bring about infertility. Therefore, this question should be considered dialectically.
In summary, prostate secretions decrease when inflammation occurs, which reduces semen amount. As a result, both sperm motility and quality are disturbed. Also, enzyme activity has a tendency of reduction in prostate fluid, which causes denser semen and longer liquefying time. Besides, inflammation is a killer for sperm, that is because pH value will reduce and the body produces anti-sperm antibodies. In addition, a large number of bacteria and bacterial toxins can consume the nutritional composition of seminal plasma, thereby affect survival probability.
How should chronic prostatitis be treated to prevent and cure male infertility?
Dr.Lee recommends pure traditional Chinese medicine
Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill to solve male infertility caused by chronic prostatitis. The formula of Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill contains plantago seed, Dianthus superbus, talcum, earthworm, Polygonum aviculare, herba laminariae, pangolin, saffron，semen persicae，honeysuckle，lignum aquilariae, etc.. "Diuretic Anti-inflammatory Pill" has effect of clearing away heat and toxic material. it also produce oxygen in sperm.If you suffer from poor quality sperm, Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill can also make you produce good quality of sperm in volumes you never have experienced before.These medicinal herbs are harvested from the high plains of the differing countries of Asia. Some of these herbs can also be found in the hinterlands of South America more specifically in the deep jungles of South America. Brazil is one country where many and various kinds of herbal medicine has been found that can be effective in curing sexual related diseases and infertility problems.
