Testicular Size and Male Infertility in Sudanese Patients Attending Khartoum Dermatology and Venereology Teaching Hospital
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2021-03-15
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جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري
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Objective: The study is conducted to evaluate the relationship between testicular volume measured by ultrasound and
sperm parameters (volume, count, motility, significant leukocyte and morphology) in Sudanese infertile males attending
KDTH, andrology department. Methods: Prospective cross sectional, investigational hospital based study .A total of 100
males were investigated for this study. The testicular volumes of all subjects were measured by ultrasonography. The
serial semen samples were collected by the process of masturbation after 3-5 days of ejaculatory abstinence and were
analyzed by CASA according to WHO criteria 2010. Results: 74 out of 100 of patients with low Testicular volume had
low motility (74%).Correlation between testicular volume and volume of semen, sperm count, morphology and presence
of significant leukocyte revealed no significant correlation. Conclusions: Testicular volume had a significant correlation
with sperm motility. No significant relation between testicular volume and semen volume, sperm count and sperm
morphology. Measurement of testicular volume cannot be helpful alone for assessing fertility at the initial physical
examination.