N46: Male infertility
You are unable to have children.
If you do not have a child over a long period of time despite having unprotected sex, your condition is referred to as infertility. Your testicles may produce too little or no functioning sperm.
Sperm are produced in the testicles. During climax the sperm pass out of the body from the testicles through the spermatic duct (vas deferens). If the man’s sperm fertilize one of the woman’s eggs, the egg may develop into a child.
There are a number of causes of infertility or a low sperm count. Certain conditions or medication can cause infertility or a low sperm count. It is also possible that the spermatic duct is not working properly.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).
