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Can men with impotence still have IVF?

2024-08-21

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Impotence, also known as erectile dysfunction, is one of the most common sexual dysfunctions in men. With the rapid development of modern medical technology, IVF technology has brought new hope to couples who cannot conceive naturally. However, for patients with impotence, whether they can use IVF technology to have offspring depends on the cause, type and degree of their impotence.

First, let's take a look at primary impotence. Primary impotence refers to impotence caused by psychological factors, such as excessive anxiety, tension, and endocrine abnormalities, without a clear history of sexual life and normal frequency of sexual life with sexual partners. Patients with primary impotence usually have abnormal erections and insufficient hardness of the penis, and can undergo IVF.

In this case, male patients can choose muscle lifting surgery to relieve penile erectile dysfunction, and after achieving a normal sexual life, undergo in vitro fertilization surgery.

However, for patients with secondary impotence, the situation is different. Secondary impotence refers to a patient who once had a normal sex life but later developed erectile dysfunction for some reason. There are many causes of secondary impotence, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, neurological disease, abnormal hormone levels, psychological factors, etc.

If impotence is caused by these reasons, the patient needs to treat the cause before doing IVF. After treatment, if a normal sexual life can be achieved, IVF surgery can be considered.

In addition, for some special cases, such as impotence caused by congenital penile deformity, Peyronie's disease, prostatitis, etc., IVF is not recommended. Because impotence caused by these causes is difficult to improve through treatment, and the risk of surgery is relatively high.

In general, whether male impotence patients can choose IVF as a reproductive method depends on the cause of impotence. For those patients with primary impotence caused by psychological factors, IVF can be considered after the sexual function is restored through treatment. For those patients with impotence caused by organic diseases, the cause should be treated first, and then the reproductive method should be considered after the sexual function is restored. When facing the problem of impotence, it is most important to seek medical treatment in time and find a suitable treatment method.