What Is Secondary Infertility?
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Other Causes of Secondary Infertility in Men:
Environmental factors: In
addition to the above, this includes and wearing tight undergarments and
excessive genital heat exposure (e.g. in steam rooms, or hot
baths).
Complications of Surgery (or the conditions that necessitated it): Hernia repair,
testicular torsion, varicocele repair, etc. can all
increase the risk of secondary infertility.
Infections: Infections of the testicles,
prostate, or reproductive tract such as prostatitis, urethritis, etc. from any
cause. A now rare cause of
infertility is mumps, thanks to the vaccine.
Testicular Cancer: Testicular cancer or its treatment may cause infertility.
Medications: Many medications from chemotherapy to
cholesterol lowering agents may decrease your fertility.
Masturbation Habits: Most doctors recommend having
intercourse every other day to maximize sperm counts, but the purpose is
defeated if the male partner is masturbating on the "off"
days!
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 Unless you are using a technique to identify
your most fertile days, to optimize fertility, you should have intercourse every
other day starting a few days before ovulation. 
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