Infertility duration may affect sperm count
According
to a research, a longer duration of infertility
leads to lower sperm count and other parameters of impaired sperm
production in infertile men.
The
researchers at the University Vita-Salute San Raffaele stated that despite
regular sexual intercourse, approximately 15 per cent of couples to fail to
achieve a wanted pregnancy within a 12-month period.
The
findings appeared in the Journal of Epilepsia.
"The
results suggest that the duration of infertility should be considered a
potential risk factor for impaired sperm
parameters in infertile men. Also, infertile couples should be made aware
of the associations found in this study," said the lead author of the
study, Luca Boeri.
Prolonged
infertility has generally been considered as a psycho-social stress that may
lead to poor marital adjustment for an infertile couple and decrease their
quality of life. Read
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