Male infertility is treated typically by more common means and less by controversial means. Infertility in men is so common that awareness of the issue can help treat it by way of prevention. There are many common sense and easy ways to prevent male infertility that young men can be taught to carry on throughout their childbearing years in an effort to protect their fertility. Even with prevention, infertility cannot always be avoided and there are many treatments that are available to treat male infertility.

There are five conventional ways that male infertility is usually treated:

1. Taking medications to help sperm production - There are many causes of a low sperm count that can be easily reversed with medications that help the body to produce greater numbers of sperm and healthier sperm.

2. Taking antibiotics - There are many different types of infections that can live within the male body that will cause low sperm counts and inefficient sperm motility. Antibiotics can stop the infection, which will then allow the male body to produce sperm in a more productive manner. Antibiotics themselves do not help with sperm production and motility.

3. Taking hormones - Many times ineffective sperm production and other forms of male infertility are caused from hormonal imbalances. Blood tests can help to identify the hormones that are out of balance and supplementing with other hormones can put the male body back into balance and reverse the hormone induces infertility.

4. Avoiding hot water - Research has shown that men who spend long amounts of time in hot water such as hot showers, bathtubs, hot tubs, or saunas can experience lower sperm production and slower sperm motility. This is very common among athletes. It is suggested that men prevent this form of infertility by avoiding hot water and can possibly treat infertility in the same manner.

5. Wearing loose clothing - Research has also shown that low sperm count and slow motility can be caused from tight constriction of the testicles. It is highly recommended that men wear boxer shorts rather than jockey shorts and avoid tight pants and shorts. This is another means of prevention as well as treatment for male infertility.

Another form of treatment for male infertility does not actually "cure" the infertility but it is a means to helping the female to conceive a baby when the sperm count is low. Artificial Insemination can be used to combat low sperm production. The sperm is collected usually through multiple ejaculations and then the sperm is inserted via catheter through the female cervix and deposited directly into the uterus or fallopian tubes. When the male has slow sperm motility in addition to low sperm count, InVitro Fertilization can be used. The sperm and egg are fertilized in a laboratory and therefore can by pass the difficulty of sperm that swim too slow. Finally, is there is no sperm production or very functional abnormalities with the sperm, donor sperm can be used with artificial insemination to achieve pregnancy. Donor sperm is obtained anonymously from sperm banks and then deposited into the female uterus or fallopian tubes via catheter inserted through the cervix.