Author(s)

Yoro Diallo, Modou Diop N’diaye, Saint Charles Kouka, Mama Sy Diallo, Mehdi Daher, Amy Diamé, Modou Faye, Néné Mariama Sow, Ramatoulaye Ly, Cheikh Diop, Seydou Diaw, Cheickna Sylla

Department of Urology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Thies, Thies, Senegal.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical and therapeutic aspects of male subfertility in the Region of Thies. Patients and methods: This is a retrospective and analytical study involving patients followed for subfertility over a period of 4 years from January 2013 to November 2017 at the level of 3 health structures in the region of Thies. Results: During the period, we collected 201 patients. The average age was 38 ± 8.4 years with a greater distribution in the age group 30-39 years. Primary subfertility was predominant with 81.1% of cases. The average duration was 5 years. We found a history of urethritis (4%) and orchiepididymitis (2.5%). Thirty-three percent of patients presented a varicocele (67 cases). Cryptorchidism was recorded in 2% of cases, testicular hypotrophy in 18.4% and testicular atrophy in 1.5%. The spermogram identified oligospermia-like abnormalities in 40.8% of cases, azoospermia 22.4%, and hypospermia 4%. For the qualitative abnormalities, we recorded cases of asthenospermia in 60.2% of the cases or 121 patients, a necrospermia 58.2% and a teratospermia 20.4%. A combination of these abnormalities was also reported as astheno-necrospermia in 19.4% of cases, oligo-astheno-necrospermia 14.4%, oligo-asthenotera-necrospermia 10% and oligo astero-teratospermia in 2.5%. An assessment of FSH, LH and testosterone was performed in 5.9% of the cases, or 12 patients. Varicocelectomy was performed in 68.4% of cases 19 patients, and (medically) assisted procreation in 2 patients. We recorded 13 cases of pregnancy. Conclusion: Male hypofertility is a real problem of management, and requires a particular approach.

Hypofertility, Clinical, Spermogram, Varicocele

Diallo, Y. , N’diaye, M. , Kouka, S. , Diallo, M. , Daher, M. , Diamé, A. , Faye, M. , Sow, N. , Ly, R. , Diop, C. , Diaw, S. and Sylla, C. (2019) Clinical and Therapeutic Management of Male Infertility in Thies, Senegal. Open Journal of Urology, 9, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/oju.2019.91001.