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This article, from inception, has focused on In vitro fertilisation, an extraordinary technique that has saved many lives and has been used to birth almost seven million babies.
Some factors were listed in the previous article to contribute to low sperm count in men. Other factors are;
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Research shows that about 10 per cent of human infertility is caused by tubule obstruction, and this is usually, although not always, caused by infectious diseases transmitted sexually. One-third of African men are sterile because of epididymal obstruction caused by sexually transmitted diseases. For example, gonorrhea causes irreversible tubule blockage. This type of infertility caused by sexually transmitted diseases requires the most complex medical treatment, which includes new methods of assisted conception or reproductive technology.