Alcohol is slowly killing male sperm

According to medical experts, alcohol has many toxic substances, indirect damage to testicles, vas deferens, spermatogenesis, especially in the mechanism of testosterone metabolism.

Dr. Ho Sy Hung, Deputy Director of the National Center for Reproductive Assistance, Central Obstetrics Hospital, said according to specific figures of the World Health Organization as well as high reliability studies. The general trend of the world in the past 40-50 years, male fertility is greatly reduced.

The use of alcohol, stimulants, especially cigarettes, some careers do not ensure the moderation as well as driving, working in environments with many radiation, chemicals . can affect the substance sperm volume.

Alcohol abuse can seriously affect sperm quality.(Photo: Medicalnewstoday).

MSc Nguyen Dinh Lien, Specialist in Nephrology - Urology, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, said that men who abuse alcohol do not only affect the quantity but also the quality of sperm. These subjects often have problems such as reducing healthy sperm, increasing the number of abnormal sperm such as headless, no body or no tail, reducing the speed of sperm.

Accordingly, alcohol absorbed into the body often affects the production of testosterone hormones . This is the male sex hormone, produced primarily in the testes and a small part in the adrenal glands.

'Alcohol has many toxic substances, causing indirect damage to the testes, vas deferens, and essential sperm in the mechanism of testosterone metabolism. Besides, when entering the body, alcohol reduces the concentration of zinc. Meanwhile, zinc is essential for the composition of testosterone male sex hormones and sperm production. Most cases of low sperm count and male sex hormones are due to zinc deficiency , ' said Dr. Lien.

He also met many men who came to the hospital to show weak sperm results. The cause was identified as alcohol abuse. In these cases, only drinking alcohol, sperm quality improved after a month. In particular, the combination of treatment will increase sperm quantity and quality.