Inflammatory conditions and semen quality among subfertile Sudanese males

Fifty-nine subfertile males were investigated to assess seminal quality, inflammatory conditions and spermatogenic picture in relation to their subfertility. Defects in semen analysis were found associated with an old gonococcal infection (42.4%), schistosomiasis (13.6%) and chronic prostatitis (5.1%). Varicocele was observed in a few patients (3.4%). Azoospermia was found in 40.7%, of whom 33.3% were found to suffer from spermatogenic arrest.