One of the unfair situations in life is where a couple has trouble conceiving a child. Although infertility is not a disease, its affects are similar, causing stress and anxiety for the couples who find out they may not be able to have a child.

The problems associated with male infertility can still be difficult for the man but there are many falsehoods about the condition that really need to be addressed. It is always easier to make decisions when they have been reached because the correct information has been supplied.

Infertility is expressed as a condition that occurs if a couple has been trying for a baby for a year and where a woman is concerned, when she has failed to carry a child for the full term of the pregnancy. Male infertility is generally connected with hormonal disorders, obstruction in the reproductive system, sexual dysfunction, or recurring illness and is actually the state of inability rather than a specific disease. To find out why a man is infertile, it is now common practice to look closely at his family history and current lifestyle habits, however even if the cause is found it is a sad fact that approximately fifty percent of men will remain infertile.

The causes of male infertility can be categorized into two, which are congenital condition and acquired condition. Acquired male infertility is something that may happen through an event or lifestyle change for example but congenital male infertility would mean it has been there since birth.

Where the infertility is diagnosed as acquired, it could be the result of a disease such as diabetes (but there are others including those that are sexually transmitted) or from high blood pressure to medical treatment that required the use of radiation. There are also occasions where the man has a debilitating condition like a serious fever, an infection or kidney problems that can start the infertility condition.

Where the male sperm is underdeveloped it may as a result of low amounts of testosterone which is responsible for the growth of the male sex organs. Over the years the methods fertility specialists have developed has been refined and now the causes of infertility in a couple starts with the male as it is easier to look for inconsistencies in the male’s reproductive system than in a female’s reproductive system.

Initially the fertility specialist will ask the man questions about his family’s medical history to see if there is any indication that the infertility is of congenital origin. Once the cause of male infertility is established, the doctor can recommend a set of treatments to make conception between the couple possible as each treatment addresses a certain cause and unlike other conditions, male infertility can be solved with specific types of treatment.

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