Can fatty liver affect fertility

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Because my third uncle liked to drink, he developed fatty liver later. At that time, his family was very worried about the impact on his fertility. Let's see if fatty liver can affect fertility.

Can fatty liver affect fertility

First of all: alcohol can damage reproductive endocrine function, accelerate testosterone metabolism, resulting in a relative increase in estrogen, due to the reduction of active androgen, testicular atrophy, impotence can occur. Alcohol can damage sperm. If the damaged sperm is fertilized, it often affects the development of the fetus in the uterus.

Secondly: long term drinking in men will lead to fatty liver caused by excessive accumulation of fat in the liver, so the ethanol contained in alcohol may produce substances with direct toxic effect on the liver through liver metabolism, leading to liver metabolic fat disorder.

Finally: for male fatty liver affect fertility, depends on the reason, if it is nonalcoholic fatty liver, the impact is small, but if it is caused by long-term drinking, it is likely to affect the normal fertility of patients.

matters needing attention

In addition to drug therapy, the key to the treatment of fatty liver is to remove or control its etiology. If you are obese and have too many calories, you should adjust your weight and control your weight, which is very helpful for the treatment of fatty liver.