Open AccessPattern of Semen Fluid Abnormalities in Male Partners of Infertile Couples in Southeastern, Nigeria
Author(s) -
JO Ugboaja,
E.N Monago,
Nja Obiechina
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i3.60192
Subject(s) - semen , asthenozoospermia , male infertility , infertility , abnormality , medicine , semen analysis , gynecology , obstetrics , incidence (geometry) , andrology , biology , pregnancy , physics , psychiatry , optics , genetics
The incidence of male infertility is increasing in our environment. There is a need to evaluate the pattern of abnormality with a view to recommending appropriate interventions. We aimed to to analyze the seminal fluid parameters of the male partners of the infertile couples managed in the hospital over a 12 month period and to identify the pattern of abnormalities.