15th April 2024

Aetiology

There are various causes of male infertility

• Primary spermatogenic failure
• Congenital – Anorchia, testicular dysgenesis, Cryptorchidism
  • Acquired – trauma, infection, varicocele, surgery, testicular tumour
• Genetic disorders
  • Klinefelter’s
  • Kallman syndrome
• Obstructive azoospermia
  • Congenital: Prostatic cysts, absence of vas deferens
  • Infection, surgery
• Hypogonadism
• Pharmacological
  • Anabolic steroids, cytotoxic