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Although these methods can identify some definitive etiologies, a mechanistic explanatory gap persists in large populations with mild to moderate oligoasthenoteratozoospermia, elevated sperm DNA fragmentation, or recurrent adverse reproductive outcomes. The testis maintains a dynamic immune-privileged balance by balancing infection defense against tolerance to post-pubertal germ cell antigens. In this context, infections, varicocele-induced hypoxia or thermal stress, metabolic abnormalities, and environmental factors, trigger innate immune recognition via PAMPs or DAMPs. Notably, most mechanistic insights discussed are derived from animal models and\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    studies; direct high-level clinical evidence in humans remains limited, and the proposed framework requires prospective validation. This is proposed to drive myeloid amplification, complement cascades, and inflammasome activation, which may in turn mutually reinforce oxidative stress. Based on current evidence, this may consequently compromise blood-testis barrier integrity, cause immune tolerance thresholds to decline, and induce tissue remodeling, collectively impairing the spermatogenic microenvironment, sperm maturation, and DNA integrity. 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