Causes of male infertility in Saurashtra region, Gujarat

Abstract

Background: Infertility is a concern of 10 to 12 % of the couple and among them 40 % of the situations; the man contribute significantly to the fertility disorder. Objectives: To study the causes of Male infertility in Saurashtra region. Material and methods: In the present study 100 cases of male infertility under investigation were studied during the year of 2003- 2004. All the cases were from OPD patients of Guru Gobind Singh Hospital, Jamnagar. Results: In current study 8% were infertile due to azoospermia, 29% were due to oligospermia, 39% due to asthenozoospermia. Conclusion: From present study we can conclude that factors like trauma, exposure to high temp, tuberculosis, may lead to testicular atrophy, which can cause infertility and various conditions like Varicocele, undescended tests, inflammation can lead to hypospermatogenesis. Smoking or tobacco chewing for longer periods may cause infertility by changing semen quality.