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Type 2 diabetes mellitus affects male fertility potential
Objective:
Diabetes is a syndrome that affects all the physiological systems of the body, therefore this study was undertaken to compare the seminogram parameters in diabetics and non-diabetics.
Study Design:
The study was carried out at Male Infertility and Reproductive Physiology unit in the Department of Physiology, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha. 25 normozoospermic subjects with type 2 diabetes and 25 normozoospermic non diabetic subjects were recruited in the study. The semen samples were analyzed for sperm concentration, motility and morphology.
Results:
In diabetic group the sperm concentration was 24.6 millions/ml with the motility of 52.3% and normal morphology 31.5%, while in non-diabetic group the sperm concentration was 42.7 millions/ml with 63.1% motility and 47.2% normal morphology.
Conclusion:
Thus our observations indicate that there is a detrimental effect of type 2 diabetes mellitus on semen parameters.
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