The goal of sperm is to find the egg;)
Answer:
Cause of male infertility are:
- Abnormal sperm production or improper functioning because of undescended testicles
- Genetic conditions like Klinefelter syndrome
- Health problems such as diabetes or infections such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, mumps & HIV
- Enlargement of testes veins also result in low sperm count
Low sperm count symptoms are:
- Problem with sex activity - low sex drive or difficulty in maintaining the erection eg.Erectile dysfunction
- Pain or lump in the testicle area
- Decreased facial or body hair or other symptoms of chromosomal or hormonal disorders
<u>Klinefelter syndrome :</u>
It is a genetic problem in which a male is born with supplemental copy of X chromosome. It usually occurs as a consequence of genetic purposeless error after the conception.
Signs & symptoms include:
- Taller than average stature
- Absent, delayed or incomplete puberty
- Small & firm testicles
- Small penis
- Enlarge breasts ( gynecomastia)
- Long legs, short torso & broader hips in comparison with other teens
Treatment of low sperm count include:
- Surgery: A varicocele can be corrected surgically or vas deferens can be repaired
- Treatment for sexual intercourse problems
- Hormone therapy & medications
- Assisted reproductive technology
- Treating infections
Answer:
<u>Ethanol prevents toxicity by competing with Ethylene glycol for metabolism by alcohol dehydrogenase.</u>
Explanation:
Ethylene glycol is an organic compound usually used in antifreeze solutions, solvents and cleaners.
It is abused during self-destruction and accidental intakes.
<u>In the body, ethylene glycol is acted upon by alcohol dehydrogenase and is converted into glycolate and oxalate.</u>
Glycolate and oxalate are both nephrotoxic/ kidney damaging substances. Oxalate precipitates calcium oxalate stones in the kidney. Ethylene glycol poisoning also causes high anion gap metabolic acidosis.
In order to prevent ethylene glycol poisoning, the patient is infused with ethanol, ethanol <u>prevents toxicity by competing with Ethylene glycol for metabolism by alcohol dehydrogenase.</u> In this way, ethylene glycol is not metabolized and the formation of nephrotoxic substances is prevented. Alcohol dehydrogenase instead reacts with ethanol to form acetaldehyde.
The agents that cause disease fall into five groups: viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths (worms). Protozoa and worms are usually grouped together as parasites, and are the subject of the discipline of parasitology, whereas viruses, bacteria, and fungi are the subject of microbiology.
