Understanding sperm motility

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MOHAK INFERTILITY CENTRE
Our Location
SAIMS Campus,Indore-Ujjain state highway, Near
MR-10 crossing,Indore (M.P.)-453111
Dr. Shilpa Bhandari
MD GynaecologyDM Reproductive Medicine and
Surgery
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Understanding sperm motility
Before understanding the motility of sperm first
we need to understand what is sperm health, a
healthy sperm is an important factor which
contributes to the couples ability to conceive a
child, healthy sperms  are responsible to
conceive as well as play an important role in
healthy fertilization of the egg for pregnancy.
Healthy sperm has six main criteria - 

• Shape
• Motility
• Volume
• Nuclear decondensation
• Ability to pass the survival mucus and to reach
  the egg
• Zona pellucida binding

For a healthy and successful pregnancy the sperm
also need to have the correct number of
chromosomes, In case of any of the above criteria
is not meant this can result into male
infertility.
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What's sperm motility
The motility is defined as the ability of this
sperm to move, this mobility refers to the
movement and the swimming process of the sperm, a
healthy spam motility includes progression of at
least 25 micrometers per second, poor sperm
mobility means that the sperm does not have
enough capability to swim properly which can lead
to men in- fertility. To determine the
proper sperm motility overall semen analysis is
done, motality is the measurement of sperm and
semen health, The other factors which are
considered during semen analysis are -
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• Sperm count
• Semen volume
• Concentration of sperm
• Semen pH
• White blood cells count
• Spam morphology / shape of sperm

Along with the motility, sperm count is also the
main factor which affects the fertility, sponge
count can affect fertility as it decreases the
chance of getting pregnant with the low sperm
count and bad sperm motility, There are also
problems like quality of spam that affects the
chances of getting a women pregnant. Meant
infertility factor often due to the lower sperm
count is the most common trouble that couples
face while conceiving.
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Causes of low sperm motility
There are many causes of low sperm motility which
can vary from person to person, some people may
have genetic cause while there are peoples which
may have an undiagnostic medical condition,
damage to the testicles can also be a major
cause, lifestyle and environmental factors play
an important role in motility of sperm, for
example smoking and drinking has turned out to be
the most important affecting factor that
decreases sperm motility. Stress can also be a
factor that increase the risk of low sperm
motility. Low sperm motility can also be due to
any disorder in male sex gland secretion,
conditions like vericocele also affects the sperm
motility this occurs when the winds inside the
scrotum becomes enlarged.
Diagnosis
Sperm motility can be tested through semen
analysis, for this test two semen samples are
collected for testing. The samples are then kept
at room temperature and delivered to the facility
within 30 to 60 minutes, it is often seen that if
less than 40 of the sperms are motile, it is
considered as a low sperm motility. Along with
the sperm motility semen analysis can also be
done to test health of male genital tract, proper
ejaculation, and accessory glands.
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Treatment 
The main treatment includes lifestyle changes
which can help to increase sperm motility for
some men, lifestyle changes includes- 
Regular exercise Maintaining healthy weight Limit
Alcohol Quit smoking Manage stress
Along with this there are some supplements that
helps to improve sperm motility, including
healthy dietary habits helps a lot, increasing
the vitamin e consumption can help to increase
the sperm motility as well as the counts.
Outlook
Poor sperm motility can lead to male infertility,
some of the best alternative ptreatments that are
available which helps in conceiving are-
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IVF - In vitro fertilization during this
procedure the women is given medications that
encourage the production of eggs, which are
removed from the ovaries and are fertilized with
sperm in the laboratory, as a result of embryo
development it is returned back to the worm for
development.
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IUI - Intrauterine insemination this is also
known as artificial insemination In this
procedure the sperms are being collected and
washed, The fastest moving sperms are then
inserted back to the boom using a fine plastic
tube for fertilization, development. Sperm
donation - The person who is wanting to conceive
can go for sperm donation or maybe able to
receive a sperm donation from the donor for using
it in an IVF procedure.
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Dr. Shilpa Bhandari is one of the best IVF
specialists in Indore. She provide the high level
Infertility treatment in Indore at affordable
price. If you are suffering from infertility,
then you should visit Mohak Infertility Center.
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