Semen profile of infertile males attending private infertility clinic of metropolitan city of Pakistan

To determine the semen profile of male partner of infertile couples coming for treatment of infertility in a private infertility clinic of metropolitan city of Pakistan. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in Australian concept infertility medical center, Karachi from January 2017 to August 2017. Data of married males unable to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse were retrieved from the medical record. The semen analysis was the baseline investigation that was carried out to analyze the different sperm abnormalities. WHO criteria published in 2010 was used to assess the motility and morphology of the sperms. Results: A total of 120 couples were screened to find out the reason behind infertility. Amongst these, 61 (50.83%) males were found to have infertility. Oligoasthenospermia was found higher, i.e. 26 (42.6%). Total sperm count was found less than the normal values in 70.50% men, live count in 98.40% men, rapid linear motility in 95.10% men and normal morphology in 60.70% men. A significant association of total sperm count was found with type of infertility (p-value 0.002) and male infertility type (p-value 0.032). Conclusion: Oligoteratozoospermia was observed as predominant cause of infertility among males. Semen analysis could be used as a baseline investigation to exclude male causes before going for extensive and invasive investigation of females. (author)