Male Infertility - Causes

Some of the most common causes for infertility include the following:

• diabetes
• sexual dysfunction such as premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction
• defect or obstruction in the reproductive system
• diseases like certain types of anaemia and sexually transmitted diseases
• hormone problems like low levels of testosterone
• infection of the prostate and testes
• injury to the testes
• medication used in the treatment of high blood pressure, arthritis, etc.
• retrograde ejaculation, a condition in which semen flows backwards into the bladder during ejaculation
• other diseases such as high fever, various kinds of infections, kidney disease, cancer of the testes
• certain birth defects, known as congenital defects, can also cause male infertility
• chemotherapy