IVF USA: Can Male HPV Infections Lead to Infertility?

2024-12-03 19:34:19，visits： 7

In modern society, infertility has become a global health issue. According to statistics, the global infertility rate has reached 15%-20%, making it the third most common disease after cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In China, the number of people affected by infertility has exceeded 50 million, with contributing factors including late marriage, late childbearing, environmental pollution, social pressure, and viral and bacterial infections.

In recent years, more and more people have become aware of the impact of HPV (Human Papillomavirus) on health. For a long time, the harm of HPV has mainly been focused on women, especially its connection to cervical cancer. If not treated and intervened in time, women may face the risk of cervical cancer, and it can also affect their ability to conceive. However, many people overlook the potential harm of HPV to men.

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the situation of male HPV infections is much more severe than expected. The study showed that approximately 45% of men aged 18 to 59 were infected with HPV, and more than a quarter of them had high-risk types of HPV. Since HPV is primarily transmitted through sexual contact, men are also at high risk.

Although the impact of HPV on women is more significant, men should also be cautious of its potential threat to fertility. Research has shown that HPV infection can affect sperm quality. In particular, HPV infection can reduce sperm motility, cause morphological changes, and even increase the rate of sperm DNA fragmentation, which can affect fertilization rates. Meanwhile, HPV infection may also trigger an immune response in women, leading to sperm being mistakenly recognized as foreign and attacked, thus affecting sperm-egg fusion.

These effects are not limited to natural conception; sperm quality issues are also prominent in IVF treatments. Even with IVF, men infected with HPV may experience lower quality of sperm-egg fusion, and the development of embryos could be affected, resulting in a lower implantation rate.

Therefore, if a man is infected with HPV, it is recommended not to consider pregnancy or undergo IVF treatment for the time being. First, HPV treatment should be pursued, and only after full recovery should fertility or assisted reproduction be considered.

IVF USA offers effective solutions for male fertility problems. While male fertility generally lasts longer than female fertility, sperm quality inevitably declines with age, and this issue should not be ignored. For men with issues such as oligospermia, asthenospermia, teratospermia, or azoospermia, IVF USA can provide assistance, especially through microTESE (microsurgical testicular sperm extraction), which can help men directly extract sperm from the testicles. Even azoospermia patients can obtain sperm through this technique, which can then be injected into an egg for fertilization, and the embryo can be cultured for implantation.

Currently, IVF USA provides services for egg freezing, IVF, and more, expanding its operations beyond the United States to include IVF and egg freezing in Japan, Thailand, Mexico, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other regions, working closely with IVF doctors worldwide. If you and your partner are facing fertility challenges, Dr. Nathan Zhang will provide you with the most professional medical advice and treatment plans to help you achieve your fertility dreams.