Aetiology of male secondary infertility

Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Male Hypofertility in Consultation at the Urology-Andrology of Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital (Burkina Faso)

“…Urogenital infections, main providers of obstruction of sperm ducts were found in 24.2% of patients in the study population. In addition to the obstruction they cause infections lead to a destruction of germ cells [13]. It is irreversible, these cells do not have the capacity to renew itself.…”

“…It is irreversible, these cells do not have the capacity to renew itself. Sperm quality can provide guidance on the infectious origin of the alteration; oligospermia, viscosity increase, decreased pH, low concentration of secreted by glands [13] components. Urogenital infections are the main causes of infertility both in men than in women of African environment [4] [11] [14].…”

Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Male Infertility in Patients Consulting at the Urology Department of the Yaounde Central Hospital

“…During the study, infertility was defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse by a couple of childbearing age [15]. It was classified as primary if there was no pregnancy after a minimum of one year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse in a couple in which the woman had never been pregnant [16], and secondary if it was impossible to obtain a new pregnancy for a couple who had already conceived a pregnancy in the past. Male infertility was referred to as the inability of a man to procreate due to an abnormality in his sperm [8].…”