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SAY ni DOK | Ano nga ba ang oligospermia at paano ito nakakaapekto sa isang lalaki?
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1/17/2025
SAY ni DOK | Ano nga ba ang oligospermia at paano ito nakakaapekto sa isang lalaki?
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00:00
Today, we are going to talk about a sensitive issue that has to do with the health of men.
00:07
But this is an important topic.
00:09
This is oligospermia, the condition where the number of sperm cells in their family is low.
00:15
So, to give us a deeper knowledge about this, we will listen to the urologist, Dr. Joseph Lee.
00:22
Sir, Doc, good morning and welcome back to Rising Shine Philippines.
00:26
Yes, good morning Audrey and Diane.
00:28
Thank you for inviting Rising Shine.
00:31
Thank you again for joining us.
00:33
We missed you.
00:34
Now, we are going to wish you a Happy New Year.
00:35
Happy New Year.
00:36
Yes.
00:37
It's been a while since we last saw you.
00:38
Yes. Thank you.
00:39
Alright.
00:40
Tell us more about this condition, oligospermia.
00:42
What is the cause of it?
00:44
Are there many people who have experienced it and are concerned about it?
00:47
Yes.
00:48
Very well asked, Diane.
00:50
Actually, oligospermia or oligosuospermia, as we call it,
00:55
is due to the medical terminology that the sperm count is low.
01:00
We always say this, right?
01:01
This is said to be the cause of the production of our testicles.
01:08
The spermatogenesis is low.
01:11
The causes are age.
01:16
There are some individuals who say medical conditions.
01:21
Some say it's due to long-term maintenance of medicines,
01:27
especially heart medicines, and CNS medicines.
01:31
The other is due to obstruction.
01:34
When we say obstruction, it's due to the fact that our sperm cells have problems
01:40
like maricocele, spermatocele, or epivenomal cysts.
01:45
Well, Doc, this is a major concern for men who want to start a family.
01:51
Is that right?
01:52
But is there also a factor when it comes to lifestyle,
01:55
when there is something wrong with the lifestyle that affects the sperm count of a man?
01:59
Actually, our lifestyle is one,
02:03
one, food, right?
02:07
Because nutrition is also important for our sperm cells.
02:14
Vitamin C, vitamin E, vegetables, fruits, fish.
02:22
Our sperm cells vary, right?
02:25
We always say, Audrey,
02:27
you have to at least produce 60 million.
02:32
Why are you looking at me like that?
02:34
I'm not counting my sperm, Doc.
02:37
That's a lot.
02:38
And we say, Dayan,
02:40
60 million is a good number.
02:42
It has a head, a neck, and a butt.
02:45
Healthy.
02:46
Healthy and moving.
02:48
Okay.
02:49
Maybe it's due to food.
02:51
Some say it's due to physical activity.
02:55
Physical activity may cause trauma to the path of our sperm cells.
03:03
Okay.
03:04
Is this disease curable?
03:06
Yes.
03:07
For those of us who are listening, it is curable.
03:10
Of course, the history should be examined first.
03:13
It's very, very important, right?
03:15
Then we have a diagnostic laboratory exam,
03:19
sperm analysis,
03:21
and hormones are important.
03:23
Because our hormones, especially testosterone,
03:26
stimulate the spermatogenesis so that our sperm cells increase.
03:31
If that's not enough, there's a problem.
03:34
Then after that, production,
03:36
where our sperm cells are manufactured.
03:39
If we have enough hormones,
03:42
even if our factory isn't good,
03:45
there's nothing.
03:46
So basically, that's what we should look at.
03:49
We have to do the laboratory examination.
03:52
Then, like what Diane said,
03:54
once we see where our focus is,
03:58
either hormones,
04:00
either medications,
04:02
because we have medications to produce,
04:05
even stem cells can generate sperm cells.
04:10
You won't know this unless you have it checked.
04:13
Yes.
04:14
Now, is there an effect,
04:16
especially for those who want to have children,
04:19
on vices like smoking?
04:22
Yes.
04:23
Especially for children,
04:25
like what you said, Audrey,
04:27
you never undergo a check unless you are starting a family.
04:32
Then when you start a family,
04:34
after 5 years,
04:36
you haven't had a child yet.
04:37
Then you have to think about it.
04:39
You don't do it right away.
04:41
You know that, right, Diane?
04:42
You're 30, then you do a check.
04:44
Then you say vices like smoking,
04:48
alcohol,
04:50
stress.
04:51
That's our biggest vices, stress.
04:54
But of course, we do have stress.
04:56
But we need to learn how to handle stress.
04:59
Because stress can also produce not very good sperm cells.
05:05
Okay.
05:06
If it's diagnosed that it has oligospermia,
05:09
is there a chance for it to give birth naturally
05:13
or does it need fertility treatments?
05:15
Yes.
05:16
We always do it medically.
05:19
If we can increase the number, it's good.
05:23
Sometimes if we increase the number,
05:25
the structure, the morphology is still not good.
05:28
So we can add a hormonal treatment to that.
05:31
Now, if there are obstructions,
05:35
like baricocel, roots that don't supply well,
05:40
or there are obstructions,
05:42
it can be operated on.
05:43
Now, if you can fix those three,
05:45
and you don't have a problem anymore,
05:47
and you still can't give birth,
05:49
then we can do the artificial insemination,
05:53
like XC.
05:55
So can you do that?
05:57
Yes, you can.
05:58
Then we will have to harvest your sperm cells.
06:01
Are there age groups that should be concerned about this,
06:05
especially those above 40 or 50,
06:09
whose families are just starting out?
06:11
Are there foods that can help make your sperm count healthy?
06:15
Yes.
06:16
Actually, Audrey,
06:17
the nutrients that our sperm cells need are basic.
06:23
Vegetables, fish,
06:25
you can even eat meat,
06:26
but not those that are very cholesterol-based.
06:30
Then minerals that would have contained zinc,
06:34
selenium, magnesium, vitamin E.
06:37
Those are very, very essential for your sperm cells.
06:40
What about fruits?
06:41
Direct Cheetos, pineapple, jackfruit.
06:43
Pomegranate is okay.
06:45
Citrus food.
06:47
That's okay.
06:49
High vitamin C content.
06:52
Why high vitamin C?
06:53
Because vitamin C is needed in the production and the formation
06:57
of your very nice sperm cells.
07:00
It's great, right?
07:01
And with exercise, it's also good.
07:03
Yes.
07:04
Exercise helps the blood to circulate.
07:09
If our blood circulates in the body,
07:13
it also circulates in our reproductive organ, the testicles.
07:17
Okay.
07:18
When you're going to treat your oligosperm,
07:20
you mentioned earlier the different options.
07:22
What is the timeline for your sperm count to improve?
07:27
Because there might be people who are going to have a family.
07:29
What is the timeline that they can look at?
07:31
Okay.
07:32
Just like what Audrey asked,
07:34
when is the right time?
07:36
Okay.
07:37
Like what we're talking about,
07:39
as early as before you make a family,
07:45
you should check yourself.
07:46
Ah, you should check yourself.
07:47
Because after their marriage,
07:52
there are years of waiting,
07:56
and you should check yourself.
07:58
Sometimes, it's too late.
08:00
Actually, it's not too late.
08:02
Let's say you're married, 50 years old.
08:05
Yes.
08:06
Of course, in production,
08:07
there's not only depletion,
08:10
but also weakness, right?
08:12
So, what should we do?
08:14
Are we asking the young individuals,
08:16
in their 30s or 40s,
08:18
if they're healthy?
08:22
Actually, we have to be part of
08:25
the male fertility workup,
08:29
for those who are in preparatory for their married life.
08:33
Just in case.
08:34
Even the females,
08:36
they go for an OB check,
08:39
so that there's no problem.
08:41
Because I have patients,
08:42
after they go,
08:44
they complain.
08:45
The wife would say,
08:47
why is your sperm count like that?
08:50
We can do something about it.
08:52
But it's not,
08:54
it's part and parcel of that.
08:56
So, it's better to go to your urologist
08:58
as early as possible.
09:00
Why is it part and parcel?
09:04
Is there enough medical technology here in the Philippines
09:08
for those who have this problem to be treated?
09:12
Yes, we have.
09:14
If it's medical, it's possible.
09:17
If it's just production,
09:19
there's no problem in the way.
09:22
We have medicines.
09:24
But if it's just hormones,
09:26
it means there's not enough stimulation,
09:28
we also have oral and injectable medicines.
09:31
Now, if it's all of that,
09:35
it's okay.
09:38
But there's a problem with the number of counts.
09:42
There are some that are congenitally very low,
09:47
but normal,
09:48
then we have no choice but to do harvesting.
09:52
When you say harvesting,
09:53
we will take them one by one,
09:56
put them in a petri dish,
09:59
then preserve them.
10:02
That's how it is.
10:03
Then we do the in vitro.
10:05
It's called in vitro.
10:06
There's also in vitro.
10:08
But of course, for the fact,
10:10
Audrey Diane, that's a bit expensive.
10:13
And the percentage of success,
10:17
of course, we can't say.
10:19
It's not 100%.
10:20
The predictability is also difficult.
10:25
We're just real docs.
10:27
How much is the range of such docs?
10:30
It's also high,
10:32
around 70-80%.
10:35
Because sometimes,
10:36
even if you harvest them,
10:38
they die on the process.
10:41
So in the beginning, Audrey Diane,
10:44
they're weak.
10:45
That's why they were harvested.
10:47
It's like we're just going to preserve them.
10:51
But at the end of the day,
10:53
even if you do the procedure in vitro,
10:56
they might still not be able to do it.
10:58
So really,
10:59
if you're going to say,
11:00
the sperm cells for fertilization are all wrong.
11:06
I have a question.
11:07
I read something about collagen.
11:10
Once it's taken,
11:11
does the sperm count increase?
11:15
No, I think
11:16
maybe we have to do some research more on that.
11:20
I think collagen has its own aspect of usage.
11:25
It's more of the skin preservation.
11:29
Maybe your collagen gets its protein effect.
11:35
But I think it's more,
11:37
if you really want it to be good,
11:40
zinc, selenium, magnesium, vitamin E.
11:44
Those are the ones you can buy.
11:48
If you go to the market,
11:50
the health store,
11:51
you get a label,
11:55
the units.
11:56
If there's a lot of zinc,
11:57
selenium, magnesium, vitamin E.
12:00
I've repeated it three times.
12:02
That's good.
12:03
That's very, very good for the sperm.
12:05
Okay.
12:06
You mentioned earlier,
12:07
Doc, that it's a bit pricey,
12:08
a bit expensive.
12:10
When it comes to the option
12:11
that you have to harvest,
12:12
how much is that, Doc?
12:15
It depends on the institution you're going to.
12:17
Usually, they'll say,
12:19
we do it here.
12:21
But you know us,
12:23
our fellow countrymen,
12:25
when we're whispering,
12:27
it's not successful.
12:29
Most of them go abroad to have it done.
12:32
Okay.
12:33
Right?
12:34
Because you'll be asked,
12:36
if it's not successful here.
12:39
But we have specialists doing that.
12:42
We do that.
12:43
But sometimes they tend to go abroad
12:45
and have it done.
12:46
So your price will range in very high.
12:51
It's a good thing it's a million.
12:53
Yes.
12:54
It's expensive.
12:55
I have a phone-in question.
12:57
COQ10.
12:59
There.
13:00
Does that help?
13:01
It's a medicine.
13:02
Yes.
13:03
Coenzyme Q.
13:04
Yes, it can.
13:05
Actually, COQ10 is for the heart.
13:08
So when you have that vascularization,
13:12
the blood flow is better.
13:15
Of course, that's important.
13:17
Paricocil is part and parcel
13:19
of the production of our sperm cells.
13:22
So if that's okay,
13:24
you drink it,
13:25
it has COQ10,
13:26
that's a go.
13:27
It's important because
13:28
we always remember
13:30
to prevent that oligospermia,
13:33
it's good production,
13:34
good blood supply,
13:36
no external trauma,
13:38
and your food lifestyle.
13:40
When I say food lifestyle,
13:41
it's eating properly.
13:43
And of course,
13:44
as Diane said, physical.
13:45
And you're going to be alright.
13:47
And no stress.
13:48
Sleep.
13:49
Get some sleep.
13:50
Yes.
13:51
Is it connected?
13:53
If a man has a low sperm count
13:57
or weak sperm cells,
13:59
does that have a connection
14:00
to his health?
14:03
Libido.
14:05
It depends.
14:07
Sometimes you have low sperm count,
14:11
but your levels of hormones are okay.
14:15
There are two aspects of that.
14:18
Now, there's production.
14:23
Now, if you have an immune system,
14:25
you have congenital diseases,
14:27
and all those stuff,
14:28
I think it might contribute
14:31
and be a risk factor later on
14:34
to the production of sperm.
14:36
But at the end of the day,
14:37
we always say
14:39
that it has its own function.
14:43
That's why it is sacred.
14:45
You know, Audrey,
14:46
it's placed under a sacred structure.
14:51
It has its own mechanism.
14:54
But if it's totally sick,
14:57
it might affect the sperm.
15:00
We've learned a lot from Dr. Joseph Lee.
15:03
And maybe one key takeaway
15:05
for us adults,
15:06
it's better to go to a urologist
15:08
to talk to an urologist.
15:11
Thank you, Dr. Joseph Lee,
15:13
for sharing with us
15:15
about the condition of oligospermia.
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