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The prevalence of cryptorchidism among male infants of Nigerian population: a case study of Imo State (915.1)
Author(s) -
Ihentuge Churchill,
Ugochukwu Chioma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.915.1
Subject(s) - medicine , infertility , scrotum , population , significant difference , obstetrics , gestational age , pregnancy , gynecology , demography , pediatrics , biology , surgery , environmental health , sociology , genetics
: Cryptorchidism or undescended testes is one of the most frequent developmental abnormalities in males and may be a prominent cause of infertility in men. It is a condition in which one or both testes are not fully descended to the scrotum. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of cryptorchidism in male infants of Imo State Nigeria. METHOD : This study took place in the three geographical zones of Imo state between July 2010 and June 2013. Three thousand five hundred and thirty three (3533) male infants were randomly selected for this study. Consent and ethical clearance was obtained. The subjects were carefully examined clinically for this anomaly. The birth weight, gestational age, history of pregnancy, parental education and occupation was considered. The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 20.0 software. RESULTS : The prevalence of cryptorchidism in this study was 1.53%. 16.68% of cases were bilateral while 38.88% and 44.44% occurred on the right and left sides respectively. 68% of cases were not palpable, 14% were palpated around the inguinal region while 22% were found on the suprascrotal area. There is no significant difference between one geographical zone and another (p<0.05). CONCLUSION : The prevalence of cryptorchidism in this study is 1.53%. Birth weight and maternal health were contributory but the maternal education and occupation as well as geographical distribution was not implicated.