Ans: Smoking can certainly adversely affect the quality of sperms. Alcohol in small amounts is usually acceptable, but large amounts over a period of time can be harmful to the semen.

Ans: Operation for varicocele can improve the sperm quality and quantity. However it cannot guarantee a pregnancy.

Ans: Ordinarily a few sperms aspirated from the testes are sufficient for IVF. One must realize that only one sperm is required for fertilization of the egg.

Ans: Certain conditions can be treated with medicines alone. Some empirical combinations of micronutrients and trace elements have been found to increase the chances of pregnancy in men with poor semen parameters.

Ans: It is possible to father a child even if you have one testicle. In some cases, there has been an insult during the pre natal period (In the mother’s womb), and this may have affected the visibly normal testis also. A semen analysis will clinch give an answer.