DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY EDUCATION.

MALE INFERTILITY

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Dr Abraham Benjamin - Manager Medical Informatics Mr. Naresh Kumar - Coordinator Medical Informatics

What does it mean??

Infertility is defined as a disease of the reproductive system that impairs the body's ability to perform the basic function of reproduction.

It should not be confused with Impotence which is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse.

Who is affected by Infertility?? Infertility affects about 10 percent of couples

of childbearing age.

Infertility is not just a woman's concern.

About one-third of infertility can be attributed to male alone factors and about one-third to female alone factors.

What is Male Factor??

Infertility is often believed to be a woman's problem. However, studies indicate that 35% of infertility is related to male factor problems.

Such as structural abnormalities, sperm production disorders, ejaculatory disturbances and immunologic disorders.

When a male is forced to contend with male factor infertility, he is facing an emotional journey. A man often associates his sense of masculinity with the ability to conceive a child.

What are the risk factors for Men regarding Infertility??

History of prostatitis, genital infection, testicular trauma or torsion.

History of precocious puberty (puberty occurring at a young age) or delayed puberty (puberty occurring at an older age).

What are the risk factors for Men regarding Infertility??

Exposure to toxic substances or hazards on the job, such as lead, cadmium, mercury, ethylene oxide, vinyl chloride, radioactivity, and x-ray.

Cigarettes, tobacco or marijuana smoke.

Heavy alcohol consumption.

Exposure of the genitals to high temperatures especially workers near furnaces, soaking in hot water bath for a long time everyday.

Surgical injury to vas especially after inguinal hernia repair on both sides.

Undescended testicles.

What are the risk factors for Men regarding Infertility??

What are the Causes of Infertility??

Infectious diseases such as mumps .

Pituitary problems.

Immunological disorders in which some men produce antibodies to their own sperms.

What are the Causes of Infertility??

Environmental and lifestyle factors like tobacco, alcohol, stress at work or home.

Genetic diseases.

Anatomical abnormalities.

What are the Causes of Infertility??

Inability to deliver sperms into the female

genital tract, which could be caused by impotence or vaginismus.

Chronic liver disease.

Chronic Renal disease.

How to diagnose the Problem??

Medical history.

If a couple wishing to have a child and is practicing unprotected intercourse for a year without success the couple should see a specialist in Infertility and sexual dysfunction clinic.

For more information Click on the link below:

http://drramayyas.blogspot.in/2013/08/infertility-sexual-

dysfunction-clinic.html

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