JSUR Journal

1.      Introduction

Male infertility is a worldwide problem. Thus, there is evidence of it from several countries as diverse as Japan,¹ UK,²Brazil,³Germany,⁴Egypt,⁵ and USA.^6,7In order to investigate it from Nigeria, help was received from a Birmingham (UK) group which stipulated that the establishment of a histopathology data pool facilitates epidemiological analysis.⁸ Therefore, let me use the one established at Enugu for the Igbo ethnic group in South Eastern Nigeria.⁹It is to be noted that this is part of a resent series concerning such parts of the body as inflammatory breast carcinoma,¹⁰thyroid epidermal cyst¹¹and neurofibroma in infancy.¹²

2.      Materials and Metho

From 1970, the author was the pioneer pathologist in the Regional Laboratory established at Enugu by the Government. All results were stored personally. They were analyzed by the author as to male infertility. Accordingly, the clinical or other investigations are missing in the series. The questions asked and answered are in respect of cases submitted with epidemiologic data such as age, sex, and complaints. 

3.      Results

4.      Discussion

Undoubtedly, male infertility was heralded strongly in UK thus: “It is important on any qualitative research that gives voices to male perspectives and concern.”² In this context, the above Table shows that concern about sterility was concentrated among the 30 to 36 age group! In like manners, the pathological processes were limited to tabular dysfunction. In particular, inflammation was absent, although tuberculosis of this organ was published elsewhere.^13-15Perhaps, as has been queried in Japan,¹ there is a genetic predisposition to the condition. A glance at the initials demonstrates that family names did not show up.

Incidentally, smoking of cigarette has been queried.⁵There was no evidence incriminating smoking in this community.

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