உயிர் வேதியியல் & பகுப்பாய்வு உயிர்வேதியியல்

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Risk Factors and Causes of Male Infertility-A Review

Roshan Kumar Mahat, Manisha Arora, Dhananjay Vasantrao Bhale, Shrirang Holkar, Sudeep Kumar and Tapeshwar Yadav

Infertility is defined as inability to achieve conception in a period of one year in a couple, despite regular and adequate unprotected sexual intercourse. A male is said to be infertile if he is unable to impregnate his partner after one year of unprotected intercourse. It is an important medical and social problem in the world as regards 15% of couples are infertile and 40% are infertile because of male factor infertility. This review highlights the risk factors and some causes that are responsible for male infertility. The aim of this review is to generate information which could help in the evaluation of male infertility.