Can low blood supply to the testes reduce sperm count?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
If both testes experience a reduction in blood supply (and thus oxygen and hormones), will this, in the long run, increase the risk of more spontaneous mutations in sperm? Can reduced blood supply impair the DNA replication and repair abilities of spermatogonial cells?
Please suggest.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I have reviewed your query.
What you have mentioned is theoretically accurate. However, a reduction in blood supply and hormones will eventually lead to testicular atrophy and a decrease or absence of sperm production. Currently, it is clinically impossible to assess specific mutations in individual sperm. Instead, what is measured is the level of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) damage indirectly.
I hope this helps you.
Thank you.
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