| dc.description.abstract | Infertility is a major health problem around the
world. Male infertility contributes generally 50%
to this matter and it is also a major reproductive
health related issue related to the Sri Lankan
population as well. Lifestyle habits, environmental
and occupational hazards, physical status of
individuals can be recognized as major risk
factors which may affect male infertility. A cross
sectional study was conducted on 299 individuals
at Castle Street Hospital infertility clinic from
13th July 2017 to 30th September 2017. Sociodemographic,
lifestyle and occupational risk
factors of each individual were collected using
interviewer administered questionnaire and BMI
(Body Mass Index) was measured as a physical
parameter. After 2-5 days of abstinence, samples
were collected for laboratory investigations.
Sperm concentration, motility, morphology and
semen volume were measured. Data analysis was
performed by using SPSS and SAS. Significant
associations were found for abnormal sperm
concentration (≤15×106) with smokers and tight
underwear users (p < 0.05) and abnormal sperm
motility (≤32%) with tight underwear users (p <
0.05). Tight underwear users and smokers have
shown significant relationships with semen
parameters whilst age, a socio-demographic
factor also has shown a significant relationship
with few of the semen parameters. Age, smoking
and wearing tight underwear has shown a great
risk for the generation of poor semen parameters,
which can lead to male infertility. However, BMI
did not express a significant relationship with any
of the semen parameters (p > 0.05). Furthermore,
it is very important to carry out large scale studies
regarding this problem to establish the effect of
above mentioned factors. | en_US |
