Male Infertility

 

Infertility affects 10-15% of couples. Normally, 75% of couples become pregnant within 6 months, 85% within one year, and 90% within two years.

Infertility investigations must include both male and female.

 

Causes of Male Infertility

Varocele

Idiopathic

Obstruction

Cryptorchidism

Immunologic

Oligozoopermia, azoospermia

Chromosomal abnormalities

 

 

Inestigations

Semen analysis and culture

If abnormal, repeat in 3 months

post-coital test???

 

Treatments

In vitro fertilization and intracetoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)