EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND AETIOLOGICAL FACTORS OF MALE INFERTILITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

摘要: Objective: To evaluate some epidemiologic and aetiologic factors for male infertility in our patients. Method: All patients who presented with urology clinic of the department surgery between 1991 2005 were retrospectively reviewed. Epidemiologic aetiological studied. Result: There 537 patients; age ranged 18 to 56 years a mean 34 ± 9.0 SD years. Primary was seen 515 (96%) patients. About 70% infertile 2 6 testicular insufficiency 260 (48.7%) mainly resulting from genitourinary tract infection. Azoospermia pathology (3.4%) obstruction vas or epididymis 75 (14.0%) Two hundred fourteen (45%) had oligospermia while 61 (11.4%) due obstruction. Conclusion: Infertility resulted preventable causes. This can be prevented by prompt adequate treatment infection, maldescent torsion.