Prevalence of Abnormal Semen Parameters among Male Patients Attending the Fertility Center in Khartoum, Sudan

Abstract

: Background: More than 70 million couples worldwide are affected by infertility. With a male factor infertility account for about half of the cases. Semen analysis is critical for determining male fertility potential. Objective : To estimate the prevalence of abnormal semen parameters among Sudanese Patients Fertility Center in Khartoum city, Sudan. Materials and methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted on 2585 males who were referred to the fertility Center in Khartoum, in 2018, to evaluate the semen quality (sperm count, motility, and morphology) according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. The descriptive statistics and frequency studies were conducted using the SPSS version (23). Results: There is a higher prevalence of abnormal semen parameters 86.8 % (sperm count 14.9% - sperm motility 0.7% - morphology 40.7% and 30.5% is a combination of two or more abnormal sperm counts). Sperm motility and morphology and only 13.2% showed normal semen parameters according to WHO criteria. Conclusion: the finding of this study revealed there is low semen quality. It shows a high prevalence of low sperm count, abnormal motility, and morphology according to the WHO criteria.