Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Male Hypofertility in Consultation at the Urology-Andrology of Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital (Burkina Faso)

Brahima Kirakoya¹, Zango Barnabé¹, Paré Abdoul Karim^2*, Kaboré Fasnéwendé Aristide¹, Yaméogo Clotaire¹, Nikièma Amélie¹

¹Department of Urology, Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
²Department of Urology, Hubert Koutoucou Maga Teaching Hospital of Cotonou, Cotonou, Benin.

DOI: 10.4236/asm.2015.51001                

Abstract

Objective: To determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of male hypofertility attending at urology for paternity desire. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study conducted from January 1st to December 31 2012 at urology department of teaching hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo. We collated men attending for hypofertility. Only subjects living regularly with their partner were retained. Results: The study concerned 95 men. The average age was 36.9 years (range: 23 years and 53 years) and 28.6 years for their wives (range: 19 years and 40 years). Patients resided in urban areas in 90.5% of cases. Gynecologists and general physicians sent respectively 77.9% (N = 74) and 17.9% (N = 17) of cases. The average consultation delay time was 3 years. The average duration of infertility was 5.8 years (Extreme: 1 year and 20 years). Infertility was primary in 68.4% of cases and secondary in 31.6% of cases. 24.2% of patients admitted for history of genitourinary infection. Varicocele was found in 22.1% of cases. The semen analysis showed that 42 men had azoospermia. The semen culture isolated a germ in 19.1% of cases. Serum FSH was high in 47.3% of cases. Conclusion: Male hypofertility affected men of all age. Urologists are the last resort of the male hypo fertile, gynecologists constituting the first contact. Azoospermia is a problem commonly encountered in urological consultation.

Keywords

Male Infertility, Azoospermia, Hypofertility

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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