| Titre |
Male Infertility: Diagnostic and Epidemiological Aspect Concerning 96 Cases in a Teaching University Hospital of Cotonou, Benin Republic |
| Auteurs |
HOUNNASSO PRINCE PASCAL [1],
AVAKOUDJO JOSUÉ DEJINNIN GEORGES [2],
DANKORO Abdoudjalilou Sanni [3],
SOUMANOU Fouad Kolawale Yde [4],
NATCHAGANDE GILLES [5],
AGOUNKPE M. M. [6],
TORE SANNI R. [7],
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| Journal: |
Nigerian Journal of Surgical Research |
| Catégorie Journal: |
Africaine |
| Impact factor: |
0 |
| Volume Journal: |
16 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/1595-1103.166886 |
| Resume |
Objectives: The goal of this study is to describe the epidemiological and diagnostic aspect of male infertility in the Department
of Urology and Andrology of the Hospital mentioned above.
Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study of 6 months duration at the Academic Clinic of Urology and Andrology of
a Teaching Hospital in Cotonou. A total of 96 medical records of patients were retrieved for the study.
Results: The average age of the patients was 37.2 ± 6.7 years old. About 59.4% of the cases were primary infertility. The
average duration of the infertility was 51 months. From the patients past medical histories; 44.9% suffered from gonorrhea.
On clinical examination, the findings were: Varicocele in 23% of the cases, testicular hypotrophy in 9.3% and epididymal cyst
in 4.6%. The seminal fluid analysis revealed hypospermia in 30.1% of cases, azoospermia in 33.7%, asthenozoospermia in 75.5%
and teratozoospermia in 61.5%. The pH was basic in 46.4% of the cases. Follicular stimulating hormone and testosterone levels
were high in 48.1% and 12.5% of cases, respectively. About 31.6% of the cases had the positive chlamydial serological test.
Semen culture was positive in 25% of the cases and the main organism isolated was Staphylococcus aureus in 66.6% of the cases.
Conclusion: Male infertility is the cause of couple infertility in around a third of the cases. In this study, we have found various
etiologies of causes of male infertility. However, idiopathic causes could be found. |
| Mots clés |
Cotonou, etiology, hormonal profile, male infertility, semen analysis |
| Pages |
20 - 22 |
| Fichier |
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