Male Preconception A male patient arrives for a well visit. During the visit, he mentions his...

Male Preconception

A male patient arrives for a well visit. During the visit, he mentions his significant other is trying to get pregnant. They have been trying for a couple of months, without success. Research male preconception plans to increase the chances of conception. What are lifestyle and physical conditions that can effect infertility? Provide patient education for men trying to conceive. Write at least two paragraphs on male preconception.

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Preparing for pregnancy is important for both men and women. The best chance of falling pregnant and having a healthy baby comes when both partners take steps to optimise their health before conception. It takes two to make a baby. Although a woman will carry and deliver the child, a man also has a leading role in pregnancy. For fertilization to occur, his sperm must be healthy and strong to reach and penetrate her egg.

Male infertility is due to low sperm production, abnormal sperm function or blockages that prevent the delivery of sperm.Here is the list of things means lifestyle and physical conditions that can effect infertility:

If you smoke, it damages the DNA of your sperm. Smoking not only affects your fertility, can affect the fertility of your partner if you smoke around her. Smoking in the three months before conception can also damage the DNA of your sperm which can affect your child’s health, including increasing their risk of childhood leukaemia.
Heavy drinking in men can reduce sperm quantity and quality. When a couple is trying to conceive, men should limit alcohol to low or moderate amounts. Limit alcohol. Heavy drinking reduces male fertility and can affect sperm quality. So if you’re trying to conceive stick to the safe drinking guidelines, which means no more than 2 standard drinks per day.
If Obesity, Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or underweight can affect fertility and sperm quality. If you’re carrying extra weight, losing weight both are harmful for the reproductive health. being overweight or obese affects a man's sperm quality, reducing sperm counts and decreasing their ability to swim, as well as increasing damage to genetic material (DNA) in sperm. Too much body fat may be linked with changes in testosterone and other reproductive hormone levels in men. Through a combination of healthy eating and regular exercise may help to improve fertility.
If your testes is in heat exposure, it reduces sperm production. Keep them cool! If your testes get hot this can reduce sperm production so when you’re trying to conceive avoid hot baths, spas, saunas and sitting with your computer on your lap. And while there’s no strong evidence to suggest tight underwear is a problem, wearing boxer shorts can help to keep things cool down there.
Avoid drug taking. Anabolic steroids used in body building can cause your testicles to shrink and can reduce sperm production. And many recreational drugs have been shown to affect fertility. Some chemotherapy drugs and radiation treatments for cancer can cause permanent infertility. Other medical conditions, such as cystic fibrosis or varicoceles (enlarged veins in the outer thin covering of the testis that cause overheating), may also affect male fertility.
Get checked for STIs. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can affect your fertility and that of your partner and they don’t always have obvious symptoms. If you’ve had an STI in the past, or you think you might be at risk of having an STI, tell your doctor so that you can decide together whether to be tested. STIs can be treated before you and your partner try to conceive.
Researchers have also looked at whether bike riding can affect sperm because the sport involves long periods of sitting in a position that increases temperatures or heat exposurse to the testis as well as bouncing and vibrations that could cause trauma to the testicles.

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