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Title: | Sexually transmitted diseases and male infertility in the Nigerian |
Authors: | Charles-Davies, M. A. Osotimehin, B. O. |
Keywords: | Sexually transmitted diseases Male infertility Seminal analysis |
Issue Date: | Feb-2003 |
Publisher: | Klobex Academic Publishers |
Abstract: | Infection related infertility is common in Nigeria. The study was designed to evaluate the involvement of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the pathogenesis of male infertility. One hundred and eighty-two male subjects aged 18-56 years were investigated-fertile (85), infertile (50), men with STDs (47). Semen was analysed according to WHO guidelines and appropriate statistical tests performed. Over 65% of subjects with STDs had gonorrhea and non-specific urethritis(NSU). More than two-thirds of STDs subjects (76.4%) were dyspermic and oligospermia was most frequently observed in infertile subjects (30%). Sperm count, percentage motility and morphology were significantly lower in infertile than fertile controls (P<0.001) while percentage motility was significantly lower in men with STDs than fertile controls (P = 0.005). Gonorrhea and NSU are still prevalent in the Nigerian society. STDs may cause infertility in the African male by reducing sperm motility and semen volume. |
URI: | http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/8247 |
ISSN: | 0795-8072 |
Appears in Collections: | scholarly works |
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