Ejaculatory duct obstruction (EDO) refers to a blockage of the ejaculatory duct (sperm duct) if you’re someone with anatomy typically described as male. EDO can be a cause of infertility that your healthcare provider may often be able to treat. There are types of ejaculatory duct obstruction (EDO), including:

• Complete or classic EDO: In this type, both ducts are blocked.

• Incomplete or partial EDO: In this type, there’s a complete blockage in one duct

• or a partial blockage in both ducts.

• Functional EDO: This is like complete EDO, but in this type, there’s no

• physical blockage.

• Oligozoospermia – A low sperm count, is where a man ejaculates only about 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen

• Asthenozoospermia – is an infertility condition in men wherein a man produces sperm with low motility. Motility is the ability of the sperm to move forward swiftly and in a straight line

• Teratospermia – is a condition characterized by abnormal sperm morphology — meaning that many of a person’s sperm are the incorrect size, shape, structure. Necrozoospermia – the presence of dead sperms in a fresh semen sample. It is a common cause of male infertility

Some abnormal problems led to an imbalance in the endocrine system. These can be considered excessive or deficient hormone production. Imbalance endocrine organs are also can cause tumors (adenomas) which can overproduce hormones. Some problems of the endocrine system include:

• Diabetes – high level of sugar in the blood caused by imbalanced insulin production. This includes type 1 diabetes (lack of insulin) and type 2 diabetes (initially excessive, then deficiency, of insulin).

• Thyroid problems – when the gland is overactive (hyperthyroidism) or underactive (hypothyroidism). Thyroid nodules are common but thyroid cancers are rare.

• Parathyroid problems – an enlargement or one or more of the parathyroid glands can lead to high calcium levels in the blood (hypercalcemia).

• Erectile dysfunction (or impotence) is a man’s inability to make the penis to be erect as normal and this may lead to nerve issues as well if it’s not treated. Erectile dysfunction is not a disease, but its physical abnormalities.

• Most erectile dysfunction happens due to the drinking habit followed by smoking and too much stress or lack of sleep. However, if your erectile dysfunction is ongoing, see a healthcare provider.