Male infertility
| Male infertility | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Urology |
Male infertility refers to a sexually mature male's inability to impregnate a fertile female.[1] Male infertility can wholly or partially account for 40% of infertility among couples who are trying to have children.[2] It affects approximately 7% of all men.[3] Male infertility is commonly due to deficiencies in the semen, and semen quality is used as a surrogate measure of male fecundity.[4] More recently, advance sperm analyses that examine intracellular sperm components are being developed.[5][6]
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