New Delhi, Nov 5 Infertility is a significant health problem affecting around 15 percent of couples. Over the last few years, the discovery of declining trend of semen quality over past decades has become a major concern. When a couple is diagnosed with fertility related issues, first thoughts often run to the woman. As nature would have it, problems with infertility are equally due to male and female conditions, says Dr. Nameeta Mokashi Bhalerao, Senior Consultant, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Pune. "Infertility is defined as the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse. However it is important to understand that this is not just a female problem. And the male are equally responsible," she says.
What causes male infertility?
The experts explains: While the very root cause of male infertility remains undetermined and more than 30 percent of the causes are not known but out of the known causes broadly 10 percent of the cases are due to semen quality issues another 10% due to infections, about 40% due to varicocele
( With inputs from IANS )
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