Can men run out of sperm?

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Male menopause or low sperm count can seriously affect your daily life or romantic relationships. So can men run out of sperm? How to limit the risk of low sperm count in men?

1. What age causes sperm count in men to decrease?

According to proven studies, the ability to maintain a sex life of men is often longer than that of women. Men can maintain the ability to have sex despite old age. The main reason is that the male sex organs work on testosterone. This is a hormone produced by the action of the testicles and adrenal glands.
Male hormone plays an extremely important role in the maintenance and reproduction of sperm. If the endocrine system is guaranteed, the production and nurturing process also takes place regularly. In women, hormones also appear and decline during menopause. Men will maintain regularity even as they get older, making men's ability to have sex longer.
If the man's body always maintains hormonal stability, the sperm count is also maintained. They can completely prolong fertility or conceive in old age as long as the hormone secretion is regular.
In the physiological analysis of men, testosterone begins to increase rapidly with puberty. This is a time of great growth in both men and women. This male hormone is continuously produced by the adrenal and pituitary glands. After adolescence, male hormone levels will remain stable and do not increase anymore. The body releases 4 to 10 mg of testosterone per day in adult men.
After passing the 30-year mark, the amount of hormone released tends to decrease slightly by 0.8 to 1.3% per year. Continuously doing so for many years, you will feel the desire to decrease by about 30% when you enter the age of 40 - 50. This is the stage of male menopause when the signs of sexual decline begin to appear. .
After 40 - 50 years of age, diseases can appear that affect sexual ability in men. Causes of decreased libido can start from erectile dysfunction, hair loss, increasing gray hair, stress and fatigue in life, difficulty sleeping or waking up at night.....
Birth problems reasons may not occur according to certain rules. Therefore, sperm production can be regular in even older men if they maintain a healthy lifestyle. As long as the health of the reproductive organs is guaranteed, men can still produce sperm.

2. The cause of early male menopause

Each person will have a different time of menopause regardless of age. However, sperm will not be able to decrease completely unless the person has a genital disease. Diseases that weaken sperm or affect spermatogenesis cause sperm to disappear.
According to a medical analysis, 35% of infertile men have no sperm due to disease, not congenital. Mumps is the main cause of low sperm count. People who have mumps without proper treatment often lead to testicular atrophy and decreased sperm production in the later periods.
The risk of mumps in men is often quite high, especially in adulthood. At that time, the amount of hormone released every day is high and increasing. Subjective people will not feel the problem is happening if the patient is healthy after that. The sequelae after mumps often cause orchitis, which causes testicular size to decrease and is difficult to treat if not detected early.
Infertility can also be caused by accident or inherited from a previous life that affects the chromosome structure. All of these causes decrease sperm production. In addition, some of the following living habits should be paid attention to to avoid decreased sperm production:
Low frequency of sexual activity Using caffeinated beverages Frequent exposure of the genital organs to the environment High temperature environment Regular smoking Psychological stress is always prolonged Overweight obese People genitals are constricted by clothes Regular use of alcoholic beverages The body is nutritionally imbalanced with folic acid

3. Measures to improve and increase sperm count for men

Decreasing the number of sperm that need to be separated according to the cause to take measures to improve. Most of these conditions are mild and can be improved with a healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition. When the condition is serious, you should consult the method from the treating doctor to get the best effect.
Male menopause can occur with increasing age. But there is no time when a man runs out of sperm if he leads a healthy lifestyle. If you need more advice, you can contact a male specialist for support and help.

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