Facts about fertility

Unmanly? Not at all!

Sperm quality disorders have got nothing to do with impotence or lover’s skills. Let us be clear: A man that has an ejaculation is not automatically fertile. On the other hand, an impotent man may be able to father a child.  

It is the men’s fault

If no pregnancy arises in most of the cases it is the man’s fault: In Austria infertility causes are related to women in only 28% of cases and to men in 60% of cases or to both partners together (12%).  

Seeking expert’s opinion

Sperm cell self-tests are often misleading and do not provide any conclusive information on ejaculate quality. All men who have a desire for children should approach a urologist. The sooner information about ejaculate quality is acquired the sooner steps can be taken with the help of modern therapeutic possibilities.  

Testicles: a power-unit

The spermatogenesis is controlled by the hormone system and takes place in the seminal ducts. The whole process lasts about 72 days. Around 1,000 sperm cells are produced every second, about 3–4 millions every hour. On average between 20 and 64 million sperm cells are present in every millilitre of ejaculate.  

Scottish sperm cells

In a large Scottish study 16,000 sperm cell samples were examined. The result was disappointing: According to this study, the average "normal" sperm cell number decreased by almost 30% since 1989. Are sperm cells stingy?  

Decreasing chances

The large number of studies and analyses carried out indicate that sperm cell quality is worsening throughout the world. It is assumed, that around 40% of the global male population has impaired sperm cells.