ROLE OF SEMEN ANALYSIS IN MALE INFERTILITY

Background: Infertility is social stigma. It remains both prevalent and problematic among couples worldwide. Male infertility also has signicant contribution in Toto. The analysis of semen remains the preliminary and standard investigation for evaluating male fertility in couples. Aim: To assess and analyse the semen characteristics of all the males who presented to our laboratory centre, irrespective of primary or secondary infertility. Material And Methods: This is an observational study conducted in the Tertiary laboratory centre,Bhopal from Jan 2019 to dec 2019. The study population comprised of 106 male patients referred to the laboratory for semen analysis and results were analysed. Results: The present study included 106 subjects whose age ranged from 20 - 49 years with a mean age of 29.8 years. Patients were divided into oligospermia[9.4%], normospermia[84%] and azoospermia[6.6%]. after excluding 7 cases of azoospermia, 79.8 % of the cases were above the reference motility and all these cases had > 32% of sperms with progressive movement. Conclusions: Semen analysis remains as a signicant contribution in the overall diagnosis of male infertility. Males contribute towards infertility in couples signicantly and further study and aasessment is required to accurately predict the importance of this.