Risk factors OF Low sperm count

number of risk factors are linked to low sperm count and other problems that can cause low sperm count. They include:

• Smoking tobacco
• Drinking alcohol
• Using certain illicit drugs
• Being overweight
• Having certain past or present infections
• Being exposed to toxins
• Overheating the testicles
• Having experienced trauma to the testicles
• Being born with a fertility disorder or having a blood relative with a fertility disorder
• Having certain medical conditions, including tumors and chronic illnesses
• Undergoing cancer treatments, such as radiation
• Taking certain medications
• Having a prior vasectomy or major abdominal or pelvic surgery
• Having a history of undescended testicles.

  Complications

  Infertility caused by low sperm count can be stressful for both you and your partner. Complications can include:
  
• Surgery or other treatments for an underlying cause of low sperm count
• Expensive and involved assisted reproductive techniques, such as in vitro fertilization
• Stress related to the inability to have a child.