There are many things that can make it difficult to get a baby pair. From sperm allergies, poor egg quality, until the sperm are not effective. About 1 in 10 couples experience infertility. Factors expected to contribute to the man as much as 30% of total cases is infertility.

Men produce millions of sperm every day, while women only produce 300-400 eggs during her life. External factors can affect sperm health.

And since sperm cells takes about 75 days to grow until completely cooked, the things that can interfere with sperm cell growth can affect male fertility.

As reported by Health.com, here are 10 factors that can affect male sperm.

Overheating or hot
Human testis can only function properly if you are in the coldest spot of the entire body.Anatomy of the male body is designed to create distance between the testicles and the body’s core temperature.

“If the testicular temperature is raised to 37 degrees Celsius, stop sperm production. When production is interrupted, the negative impact can last for months,” said Hal Danzer, MD, a fertility specialist in Los Angeles.

“Exposure to heat wreaking havoc on a man’s reproductive capacity. Total number of sperm declines, so does pegerakan and shape,” said Paul Shin, MD, urologist at Washington DC.

Soaking in hot water
Soaking in hot water is not good for the testes. According to a study published in 2007, 30 minutes spent in the jacuzzi or hot tub can decrease sperm production.

“Exposure to hot temperatures can affect a man’s sperm for a very long time. Because sperm take a long time to mature, all efforts to reduce such exposure usually takes at least six to nine months to show improvement,” said Dr. Shin.

Fever
“When I know that patients do not spend much time in hot tubs, smoking marijuana, wearing tight pants for biking, and collecting semen analysis techniques are good enough, my first question is, ‘Have you been ill three months ago?” said Kurt Wharton, MD, an expert in obstetrics and gynecology at San Francisco who specializes in infertility.

High fever can have the same effect as soaking in hot water with the same duration.Depending on the process of sperm production, sperm concentration can be decreased by 35% after a fever, according to a study in 2003.

Laptop
Although it sounds a bit odd, a laptop computer can affect men’s ability to breed.According to researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, there is a direct correlation between the use of a laptop and an increase in scrotal temperature by 2 degrees Celsius at a certain position. This increase has a harmful effect on the process of sperm formation. So if you want to be pregnant, should not aats laptop on the table.

In too tight pants
Pants are too tight too dangerous for male fertility. However, the difference between boxers and briefs in plain not big enough to affect the sperm count.

“Pants boxer shorts would be better than usual if the number of male sperm into the low category. But only a small effect if the number of normal sperm,” says Dr. Danzer.

“But wearing tight panties for a long time is a bad idea as well. The man wears tight pants, increasingly create an environment that is bad for sperm production,” says Dr. Wharton.

Dilation of blood vessels
About 15% of men have a varicocele, or varicose veins in the scrotum, usually in the left testicle. When a man has low sperm count, your doctor will recommend to remove the varicocele surgically or by percutaneous embolization, a non-surgical procedure using a catheter.

Although it is not clear, varicocele can interfere with sperm production by interrupting blood flow, causing skortum become too hot, or cause the blood back into the blood vessels that supply the testes. Although there is little evidence that fertility will improve after undergoing varicocele embolization, some doctors prefer to believe that surgery can also improve the quality of semen.

Cell phone
“A study in 2008 found that men with the highest mobile phone usage, which is more than four hours per day, has the number, movement rate, and morphology (normal shape) sperm were significantly lower,” said Dr. Shin.

Men should carry the phone in his bag instead of bagged in your pocket or pants to limit radiation exposure. However, because the research is considered small, some doctors do not agree with the results of this study.

Obesity
“Obesity is known related to increased production of female hormone (estrogen), decreased sperm counts, sexual dysfunction, and infertility,” said Daniel A. Potter, MD, of Huntington Reproductive Center in California.

According to research conducted in 2009 by the World Health Organization (WHO), as compared with normal men, infertile men who are obese are more likely to decline in testicular function and have fewer sperm counts. Although obesity can reduce the amount of sperm, only extreme obesity can affect male fertility.

Like partying lifestyle
Cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana can interfere with sexual function. According to a 2010 study, alcohol addiction will affect the quality and semen production, and smoking can interfere with sperm motility.

In addition to slowing the movement of sperm, other studies show that smoking may damage sperm DNA and cause dysfunction ereksi.Ganja also have the same effect.Smoking marijuana has been shown to reduce sperm count, sperm function and male fertility as a whole.

Other disorders
According to Dr. Potter, a few other negative conditions can affect sperm, namely:
1. Blockage of the vas deferens. Whether it is caused by birth defects, infection, trauma, or vasectomy, blockage can prevent sperm from entering the semen.

2. Genetic disorders. Chromosomal abnormalities can cause sperm production is greatly reduced or even absent. For example, one form of cystic fibrosis can lead to no formation of the vas deferens.

3. Other factors such as anti-sperm antibodies, hormonal imbalances, testicular cancer, and sexual disorders can also affect sperm quality.