40% drop off reported in Fertility of Indian Adult Male

New Delhi ,

Of all infertility cases, approximately 50% is due to “male factor” infertility. As per the report of WHO on the status of infertility in India, nearly 50% of infertility is related to the reproductive anomalies in the male.

Doctors of All India Institute of Medical Sciences have reported that over 12–18 million couples in India are diagnosed with infertility every year. They have reported that while the sperm count of a normal Indian adult male used to be 60 million/ml three decades ago, it now stands at around 20 million/ml.

Dr Jyoti Bali, Infertility Specialist, Medical Director, Baby Soon Fertility & IVF Centre informs, in our practice we have observed that male infertility factor is the primary reason for inability to conceive specially between the age group of 29 to 35. They either have combination of low sperm concentration or poor sperm motility, or abnormal morphology. However due to social stigma, male fertility problems is considered secondary and most often go undiagnosed and untreated in some cases.

28 year old Saloni Singh was unable to conceive for 3 years after the marriage. There was constant pressure of family and friends on her. Everyone was blaming her for not getting pregnant. When she consulted the doctor, her reports were within normal limit almost fine but there was major problem in her husband’s semen analysis report. With right treatment and guidance she conceived and gave birth to a beautiful girl.

There are number of factors responsible for dip in male infertility. Modern unhealthy lifestyle, lack of physical activity, high pressure job, pollution, poor diet, alcohol consumption and smoking are the culprit for increased rate of infertility in men.  Tobacco use affects spermatogenesis and has been linked with low sperm count. Smoking, alcohol, unhealthy lifestyle have unfavourable effects on male semen parameters, Informs Dr Jyoti Bali, Infertility Specialist, Medical Director, Baby Soon Fertility & IVF Centre

However with advancement of medical science there are assisted reproduction techniques, such as Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and IMSI (Intracytoplasmic morphologically-selected sperm injection) that can help men with poor sperm count to father a baby.