Question 1

can kidney dialysis effect male fertility ?

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Chronic illness: Any chronic illness can have an impact on male fertility.  One must consider the cause of the kidney failure, what medications or treatment the person has taken and  is currently on, and how well they are responding to the treatment (intraperitoneal or hemodialysis).  The better controlled the illness the less impact on fertility.

Question 2

can you tell me if kidney dialysis affects male fertility?

Accepted Answer

Kidney failure can.: It&#x27;s probably not the dialysis, but the REASON a person is on dialysis, that can impact both sexual function and fertility. For example, if a man is diabetic or has high blood pressure, he may have difficulty getting and maintaining erections as a result of the disease, the medications needed, or blood flow to the genital area. Talk to your doctor about what can be done to evaluate this!

Question 3

is creatine bad for male fertility?

Accepted Answer

No: Creatine should have no impact on fertility.

Question 4

could meningitis lower male fertility?

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Yes: Any infection that causes a fever of over 100.5 degrees can cause reduction in sperm counts that may take 3 months to improve.

Question 5

what do docs do to improve male fertility?

Accepted Answer

1st, find the cause: There are a number of causes of male infertility and a complete evaluation is needed before appropriate treatment can be started. Treatment could include hormonal therapy, surgery or the use of intrauterine insemination.

Question 6

does alupurinol effect the male fertility?

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A suspect drug: Allopurinol helps halt cell division and cell division is critical for sperm production at 1000 sperm being produced per heartbeat. Talk to your doctor and you must balance quality of life off of Allopurinol (i.e. More gouty pain) with fertility issues taking it.

Question 7

is the otc male fertility test accurate?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Not a full test: The over-the-counter fertility test for men is called spermcheck and tests only sperm count (concentration): low or normal. Accuracy is ok. A full semen analysis (sa) through a fertility clinic looks at sperm count as well as motility (% that are moving) and morphology (% of normal-shaped sperm). Some clinics test sperm antibodies too. The home test is better than nothing but is not a full sa test.

Question 8

what does a male fertility test consist of?

Accepted Answer

Semen analysis: Males are tested with semen analysis, or sperm count. A semen sample is collected and evaluated under a micorscope for number of sperm, as well as motility and shape (morphology.).

Question 9

does alcohol or smoking reduce male fertility ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: While the data are difficult to break down fully, it should make intuitive sense.  Tobacco (and for that matter marijuana) contains hundreds of toxicants which can interfere with sperm dna.  Alcohol use should be limited to a few drinks per week.

Question 10

does amlodipine medicine affects male fertility?

Accepted Answer

No: Check out online.Epocrates.Com & drugs.Com for drug information including interactions. Neither make mention of male fertility as an issue of amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker commonly used to lower high blood pressure. However, issues associated w/high blood pressure may affect erectile function so best to address this w/your doctor.

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