Does diabetes affect male fertility?

This is the question that experts in assisted reproduction of the Valencian Institute of Infertility (IVI) have been asked.And, although there has been much talk about how diabetes affects in the case of women, there is still not much information about male fertility.

However, as they affirm, this metabolic disease can have a negative impact on maturation, development and functionality of sperm, consequently impacting on the possibilities of achieving a pregnancy.

"This occurs due to the high concentration of reactive oxygen species in the reproductive system, thus favoring oxidative stress in the sperm environment, which directly influences male fertility," explains Dr. Manuel Muñoz, director of IVI Alicante Alican

Specifically, a decrease in fertility in the male with diabetes has been observed without important changes in the semi -spell, especially in men with poorly controlled diabetes.

"In these patients, the repair capacity of the genetic material may be compromised, there is a greater probability that the sperm DNA fragmentation index is increased, even when the concentration and mobility parameters of the sperm are within normality," clarifies thedoctor.

the solution: a controlled diabetes

All experts insist on the importance of bringing proper diabetes control by the patient.Exercise, adequate food and a healthy lifestyle are some of the recommendations.

And it is that a poorly controlled diabetes, they insist, can be behind problems related to sexual function such as erectile dysfunction, ejaculation or hypogenadism disorders (testosterone deficiency with associated signs or symptoms, sperm production deficiency or both deficiency) both).

"With adequate control of the disease, there will be less likely to present factors that produce infertility, since the general state of these patients usually improves with greater control of glucose or decreased body mass index, for example," concludes theDr. Muñoz.

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