Male infertility is defined as inability of the male to
induce pregnancy, and accounts for 50% of infertility
cases. Recently, research communities have
implemented numerous task forces to investigate
aetiologies and more importantly offer guidelines for
the management of male infertility. With a rising
incidence affecting the developed and developing
countries altogether, the need for proper identification
of various hazards and risk factors for male factor
infertility remains crucial. Male infertility is a complex
disorder with multi-factorial aetiologies and may come forth with different presentations. Despite all
this, our present enlightenment is honourably progressing, and our current knowledge surmounts the
mediocrity and darkness overwhelming this condition in the past. The taboos and social complexities
revolving against discussing male reproduction was a major obstacle for data collection, unfortunately
contributing to the deterioration in research capacity and ultimately lack of proper and comprehensive
understanding of male infertility in the past century.
The infertile couples go through a tough journey
starting from the distressful situation discovering their sterility, to the frequent medical visits seeking
one clinic after the other, and finally to the expensive medical tests and therapies craving for proper
counselling and most importantly hope. It is believed that with appropriate comprehension and careful
guidance, great results could be achieved. Infertile couples abide to pursuing information either through
online web search, community journals or media related queries, seeking guidance and hunting for a
chance, however this may unexpectedly lead them to the imprecise science, faulty information, inaccurate data and most seriously improper counselling and recommendation of using unsafe
remedies. Here lies the importance of patient education, reading through the pages of this book will
help patients expand their knowledge, establish better communication with their health care provider,
become more actively involved in the decision making process, and ultimately empowering optimism
during this agonizing journey. This book is designed for infertile male patients as it draws light over this
seemingly complicated and sensitive disorder, affecting the male in the core of his essence; his fertility
Smoking: Smoking is accused in wide range of medical disorders, and is a common preventable cause of
many diseases. Recent trials have studied the causal connection between smoking and male fertility
suppression and discovered that many deleterious particles are transferred through tobacco fumes into
the testis and ultimately damage sperms; resulting in suppression of various sperm parameters and
fertility potential.
