Background: Male infertility can occur when sperms are limited innumber or function. Infertility is a socially destabilizing and stigmatizing condition for couples but in our society many erroneously believe it is a problem from the female alone. Objectives: To evaluate the semen of infertilemale partners of couplesattending gynaecological clinic of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto. Methodology: This was a prospective study conducted at the gynaecological clinic of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto between 1stJanuary 2011 and 30th June 2011. For the purpose of this study all male partners of women who complained of inability to conceive after a period of a year or more of unprotected sexual intercourse were recruited into the study. Data was extracted and analyzed using SPSS (version 11). A P–value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: There were 125 cases of male infertility recruited during the period. Majority of the male patients (51.2%) were aged 40 years and above. Considerable percentage of the patients (46.4%) presented with duration of Infertility of 5 years and above. The identified risk factors were a previous history of Urethral discharge (37.6%) and previous treatment of sexually transmitted infections (29.6%). Hypospermia (33%) and Asthenospermia (42.4%) were the commonest disorders of semen Parameters seen. Low sperm count was seen in (36.8%) of studysubjects, Azoospermia was observed in 8% while 16% of them had disorder of sperm morphology. Conclusion: The study shows that infertility is associated with relatively high rate of abnormal sperm volume, motility and count. In addition, genital tract infections are major associated factors. Therefore, efforts to address STIs through primary, secondary and tertiary preventive measures may make significant contributions to reducing the prevalence of male infertility in Sokoto State.
Testicular Size and Male Infertility in Sudanese Patients Attending Khartoum Dermatology and Venereology Teaching Hospital
