Profile of Infertile Males Attending A Tertiary Care Hospital of Raipur City (C.G.)

Dr. Chandrashekhar Shrivastava; Dr. Ruchi Kishore; Dr Tripti Nagaria

Volume : V, Issue : X, October - 2015

Profile of Infertile Males Attending A Tertiary Care Hospital of Raipur City (C.G.)

Dr. Chandrashekhar Shrivastava, Dr. Ruchi Kishore, Dr Tripti Nagaria

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Introduction&ndash; Infertility is defined as inability to conceive after one year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Most cases of male infertility reflect an abnormal sperm count or quality .in about 90%of cases of a low sperm count, the reason is deficient sperm production. The semen analysis is a crucialfirst step to be done for the evaluation of causes of male infertility. A number of other factors have the potential to influence male fertility and need to be considered. These included age, environmental exposures, smoking and drug and alcohol use. With the above background, the present study was conducted to see the profile of infertile males in the study area. Material and Method&ndash;The present study was undertaken at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. BRAM hospital, Pt. J.N.M. medical college Raipur (C.G.), India. All the couples attending infertility OPD seeking advice for infertility management were registered. Ethical considerations were met through intuitional ethical committee. Each patient was informed and consent was taken.Male partner of the couple was inquired about his Detailed Background information. His martial life in years, whether primary or secondary infertility, duration of infertility, history regarding any contraceptive used, whether having any previous issue was inquired. Detailed medical, Surgical and Sexual history of the patients was taken. A comprehensive seminal analysis was done other relevant investigations were also done. Data was compiled in MS&ndash;Excel and checked for its completeness and correctness. Then it was analyzed. Observations&ndash; Maximum number of patients belongs to age group 26&ndash;30 years in case of primary infertility and incase of secondary infertility maximum number of patients belonged to age group 31&ndash;35 years.Semen analysis was the most common investigations which were done in 87.6% of patient s before coming to our hospital. Maximum no. of patients 61% was having frequency of intercourse thrice weekly. Hydrocele was the most common abnormality detected while performing urological examination (42.8%). Most of the patients were having normal phallus (93%) with abnormality detected, out of which most common abnormality was hypospadias (42.8%). Conclusion&ndash; The main purpose of the male evaluation is to identify and treat correctable causes of sub fertility. The male infertility evaluation can uncover significant medical and genetic pathology that could affect the patient&rsquo;s health or that of his offspring</p>