The following list of “threats” to male fertility while certainly not all-inclusive will help you to avoid injurious substance situations and behavior.
1. Smoking (this significantly decreases both sperm count and the liveliness of sperm cells).
2. Prolonged use of marijuana.
3. Use of other “recreational” drugs like cocaine.
4. Chronic alcohol abuse.
5. Use of anabolic steroids (excessive exercise may cause testicular shrinkage & infertility).
6. Overly intense exercise (excessive exercise may lower your sperm count by producing higher levels of adrenal steroid hormones which lower the amount of testosterone in the body. This testosterone deficiency in turn decreases sperm production).
7. In adequate vitamin c & zinc the diet.
8. Some group of antibiotics (e.g. nitrofurans & macrolides).
9. Infection of reproductive system structures such as prostatitis epididymitis and orchids.
10. Infectious diseases that affect the testes such as mumps in adulthood.
11. Trauma or injury to the testes.
12. Exposure to Des (Diethylstil bestrol) during your mother’s pregnancy, which can cause testicular.
13. Epididymal abnormalities & decreased sperm production.
14. Fever.
15. Tight underwear or jogging pants.
16. Hot tubs saunas anything that raises the temperature of your scrotum including over heated vehicles & hot work environments.
18. A testosterone deficiency.
19. Exposure to environmental hazards such pesticides, lead, paint, radiation (X-ray) radioactive substances, mercury, benzene, boron and heavy metals.
20. Chemotherapeuti (cancer-treating) agents.
21. Blockage or structural abnormality in the vas deferens.
22. Damage to the spermatic ducts, usually due to a sexually transmitted disease such as gonorrhea or chlamydia.
23. Malnutrition & anemia.
24. Tuberculosis.
25. Excessive stress.
