After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 159 The biggest problem of infertility - sperm activity!
After expressing her feelings, Doctor Wang Fang returned to work.

However, she is in the obstetrics and gynecology department, and only treats gynecological diseases and matters related to childbirth. She is not a specialist in treating infertility.

After a moment, she looked up at Xu Min.

"Girl, you've registered with the wrong department. We're in the obstetrics and gynecology department, and we don't treat infertility."

"You should go to 'Reproductive Medicine'."

"Reproductive Medicine?"

"Ah."

Doctor Wang Fang nodded with certainty and continued:

"Also, for someone like you who has been together for a long time but hasn't gotten pregnant, you should first check your husband's health."

"There are many factors that cause infertility in women, such as blocked fallopian tubes, ovarian dysplasia, inflammation of the endometrium, and more than ten other reasons that may lead to inability to get pregnant."

“There are so many items that need to be checked.”

"But your husband's situation is much simpler. Whether or not you can get pregnant depends on the quality of your sperm."

"So, in medicine, we always start with the simplest ones, and eliminate the infertility factors from the male side. Did your husband come with you today?"

Xu Min was slightly stunned. It was the first time she learned this knowledge.

Then he reacted and nodded:

"He's here. He's waiting outside."

"Well, let him in and I'll tell him what's going on."

"Well, I'll call him now."

Xu Min stood up and walked to the door.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Doctor Wang Fang also picked up the cup of water to moisten her throat.

In fact, situations like Xu Min's are not uncommon. Every year when she sees outpatient clinics, she encounters several couples who are unable to conceive and come to the obstetrics and gynecology department to register.

Xu Min’s husband is Liu Qiang, who is also very young and you can tell at a glance that he is not much older than Xu Min.

Wang Fang then said:

“You are the husband of this patient, right?

Your wife, don't rush to get a comprehensive checkup. I'll cancel this appointment for both of you. You can make a new appointment at the 'Reproductive Medicine Department' and have your sperm checked to see if there's any problem."

"If there is no problem, then check what is wrong with your wife. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

With the doctor's advice, Xu Min and Liu Qiang quickly made an appointment at the "Reproductive Medicine Department".
Following the instructions on the registration form, the two finally found the "Department of Reproductive Medicine" located in another building.

As soon as they entered the door, countless patients waiting in the department hall looked up at them. The two of them suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and Xu Min even blushed.

After all, those who come to this department for treatment are those who are unable to have children.

Looking at history, such things are difficult to talk about and are easily discussed behind others' backs.

But after a moment, Xu Min's eyes flashed with surprise. The patients waiting for treatment here were not "crowded", but at least there were more people than in the obstetrics and gynecology department...

"Honey, there are so many people here. Are they all unable to get pregnant like us?"

"That should be the case. Who would come to this department if they were normal?"

When the two came to the Department of Reproductive Medicine for the first time, they felt a little shocked and a little embarrassed.

However, the more embarrassing thing is yet to come.

About half an hour later, the two finally entered the consulting room.

Just as obstetrician and gynecologist Wang Fang said before, after learning about the two people's situation, the reproductive doctor also took the lead in asking Liu Qiang to test his sperm status.

"Go get a semen test first. Oh, by the way, when was the last time you had sex?"

The sudden words made Liu Qiang feel a little embarrassed, especially since the reproductive doctor in front of him was only less than 40 years old, not much older than himself.

He touched his nose subconsciously:

"It seems like it was a week ago... She had her period these days, so we didn't have sex."

"Well, then you haven't had any other sexual activity recently? No masturbation, no ejaculation?"

Liu Qiang was stunned and sweat broke out in embarrassment.

Doctor Feng Yan was not surprised at all. She looked up at Liu Qiang and explained:
"Routine sperm examination requires abstinence for 3-7 days. The time limit is because it takes about 3-7 days for the sperm stored in the seminal vesicle to complete a metabolism;"

"If you have sex during this period, the test results will be very inaccurate, which will lead to a decrease in sperm density, an increase in the number of immature sperm, and other factors."

"Since you have abstained from sex for 7 days, then there is no problem. Pay the fee first and then go to the nurse station to ask the nurse to get a container for the semen. Finally, go to the semen collection room to collect the semen."

"Good good."

Liu Qiang nodded continuously and exhaled heavily.

Soon, Liu Qiang completed the payment and got a medical semen collection bottle at the nurse station.

When I arrived at the sperm collection room, I realized that it was just an ordinary room with some revealing posters on the walls. I had to do the rest of the work on my own.

Five minutes later, the semen collection was completed. He carefully collected the semen into a bottle and sent it to the examination room according to the instructions.

About an hour later, the results finally came out.

This time, Doctor Feng Yan's expression became somewhat serious.

"Liu Qiang, your problem is a bit troublesome. It's asthenospermia and teratospermia."

"There are three main indicators of male semen: sperm survival rate, percentage of sperm with normal morphology, and sperm activity."

"The normal sperm survival rate is higher than 55%, which means that at least half of all your sperm are alive."

"Among the majority of sperm that are alive, more than 4% must be of normal shape and able to move forward quickly."

"Look, you randomly sampled a total of 286 sperms, of which 235 had head defects, 30 had mid-piece defects, 19 had tail defects, and only 2 had normal sperm!"

"And most importantly..."

As she spoke, she pointed to the sperm activity column on the report:
"The activity level of sperm represents the health of sperm. The more active the sperm, the greater the chance of pregnancy."

"Normally, the proportion of sperm that can move forward in a straight line should be more than 32%. However, your sperm not only has a very high deformity rate, but the proportion of sperm that can move forward in a straight line is 0."

"This means that your sperm is almost inactive. How can it enter the uterus? Into the egg?"

"It's almost impossible for you to have a normal pregnancy in this situation."

After he finished speaking, Liu Qiang was stunned.

Although he was not a medical student and had little medical knowledge, he could still understand what the doctor said in such a simple and popular way.

For a moment, he was in a state of confusion and couldn't understand why the quality of his sperm was so poor.

Not only Liu Qiang, but Xu Min beside him was also full of surprise, especially the doctor's last sentence which made her already uneasy mood even more flustered.

Is it almost impossible to have a normal pregnancy?

After a moment, she said anxiously:

"Doctor, can I take some medicine to treat it?" Doctor Feng Yan shook her head:
"There is currently no drug in the world that can treat sperm activity."

But after she finished speaking, she exhaled slightly and said:

"But I can prescribe some vitamin E capsules for you to try for two months."

"Also, don't sit for long periods of time or stay up late. Try exercising more. If you know Chinese medicine, you can also take some Chinese medicine for conditioning."

The doctor's words finally eased Liu Qiang and Xu Min's nervousness a little.

After quickly prescribing the medicine, the doctor looked at the two people and finally fell on Liu Qiang.

Added:
"Come back for a checkup in a month. If your sperm has not improved, you may want to consider assisted conception, such as artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization."

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the clinic suddenly became solemn again.

After a long time, Liu Qiang hummed and nodded.

After getting the medicine and walking out of the hospital, their moods were completely different from when they came in the morning.

Liu Qiang walked towards the parking lot with his head down, not saying a word along the way.

In fact, he and his wife Xu Min have been married for 5 years, and it was not until two years ago that they decided to start preparing for pregnancy.

Although he has not been pregnant in the past two years, he has never thought it was his problem.

But now...

"Hey!"

Liu Qiang sighed in his heart, and a strong sense of inferiority and guilt surged into his heart...

Xu Min, who was standing by, also felt Liu Qiang's change of mood. When the car door was opened, she quickly stepped forward and took Liu Qiang's right hand:
"Honey, it's okay, come on!"

"Didn't the doctor tell us that if we pay attention to our daily routine, don't stay up late, and take some Chinese medicine, we will definitely be able to get pregnant."

Liu Qiang felt a little better and forced a smile:
"Well, we can definitely get pregnant!"

Just as Liu Qiang and Xu Min walked out of the department building, an intern in the reproductive technology clinic was discussing with Feng Yan:

"Teacher, the patient Liu Qiang just mentioned...his condition is so serious that he may not even be able to get pregnant with the second-generation test tube. Why didn't you tell them the truth?"

Feng Yan sighed slightly:

"You don't have enough work experience. The couple is clearly not mentally prepared. If you tell them directly that they might not even be able to conceive through IVF, do you think they will accept it? Who knows what will happen at home."

"I've seen several men with severe asthenospermia who got divorced within a few days of returning home, so..."

"Let them try taking some medicine first, and then tell them when they have a checkup next month. I guess they will be able to check online after a month, and they will be mentally prepared."

"No more talking, just call a number."

……

On the other side, Qingshan Pharmaceutical.

Since noticing the growing problem of infertility, Zhang Yang has indeed developed a keen interest in it.

In addition, he was originally a drug researcher, and Qingshan Pharmaceutical happened to have a product that was somewhat related to the above, the "sAC male contraceptive pill".
So apart from his normal office work, he spent almost all his time researching infertility.

In the end, he decided to focus his research and development on improving the activity of male sperm.

first,
The factors of female infertility account for only 35%, and there are as many as ten reasons for female infertility. Even if one problem is solved, the impact will be very small.

Men are different.

Male infertility factors account for as much as 45%, of which weak sperm (lack of sperm activity) and abnormal sperm are the causes up to 90%.

In other words, if a drug can be developed that can increase sperm activity and improve the rate of sperm abnormalities, it means that the problem of male infertility can be almost completely solved.

This data is quite impressive even when placed in the total number of infertility cases.

Just as Zhang Yang was immersed in the process of collecting large amounts of information from major websites, Ren Xiaomin pushed the door and walked into the office.

"Zhang Yang, I have already contacted Liu Zhiyuan, the medical celebrity who criticized us, and sent him a lawyer's letter."

"At the same time, I also reported the article on Weibo that spread rumors that our 'sAC male contraceptive pill' has side effects to Weibo officials, and it was also removed!"

"but!"

“The article by Liu Zhiyuan criticizing us for not developing contraceptives and suggesting that we develop infertility drugs is still up;

I contacted Weibo officials, and they said that this article did not violate any rules and was a user's right to free speech, so they could not do anything about it."

Zhang Yang stopped what he was doing and personally made a cup of tea for Ren Xiaomin.

Of course he had not forgotten this matter. After thinking about it for a while, he frowned and said:

"Just remove the article that spreads the rumor about the 'sAC male contraceptive pill'. By the way, do you know who is behind it?"

Ren Xiaomin took the teacup, took a sip, and shook his head:
"This big V Liu Zhiyuan is a seasoned veteran. My legal team and I sent him a lawyer's letter, but he was not panicked at all. He was well prepared and didn't even bother to apologize."

"Later, we found out that his MCN company, Dream Media, mainly undertakes PR and Internet troll tasks for some large companies;

I guess either the birth control pill company is behind this, or the condom company hired trolls to spread the rumor, but I don’t know who it is yet.”

Zhang Yang nodded. This kind of thing can only be investigated slowly and there is no rush!
He then returned to his desk, glanced at the information on the computer screen, and said:

"Brother Ren, thank you for keeping an eye on this matter. Please inform me if there is any new progress!"

"it is good!"

Ren Xiaomin agreed immediately and then said:

"What about their article criticizing us for not developing contraceptives and suggesting we develop infertility drugs? If Weibo officials don't deal with it, are we going to let it remain up?"

"I've been checking the comments section a lot lately, and a lot of people do agree with his point of view."

"Some infertile patients even left comments on our official Weibo account, hoping that we could develop 'infertility drugs'."

"These patients are really pitiful, but if the Internet goes viral, we will be in a passive position."

As he spoke, Ren Xiaomin stood up from the sofa and walked to Zhang Yang's office computer.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he caught sight of Zhang Yang's computer screen out of the corner of his eye and was stunned for a moment.

He has also worked in a pharmaceutical company for more than 20 years, and he could tell at a glance that Zhang Yang’s computer screen was full of research and development data on infertility drugs!
This is!

What do you want to do? !

Two seconds later, he widened his eyes and said in surprise:
"Zhang Yang, you wouldn't really want to develop infertility drugs just because of that article, right?!"

"We can't just do something because of what others say. Besides, we don't have any R&D projects for infertility drugs. If we really want to make some progress from scratch, we don't know when it will happen!"

Zhang Yang smiled slightly, he could understand Ren Xiaomin's surprise.

but.

Who says no?

"Brother Ren, we have a drug that, although it is not for treating infertility, can be considered to have some effect on male sperm activity."

“So, I want to start from this angle.”

(End of this chapter)