Male infertility on the rise in Vietnam
A recent study showed a
startling rise in the rate of infertility, especially in the young men in
Patients wait for
fertility tests at Tu Du Hospital
The
study showed that more than 85% of the samples had low sperm counts and
motility. About 45% of the samples had abnormally shaped cells; 80% of the
infertile patients were aged under 40.
Doctor
Ho Manh Tuong, General Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Reproductive
Endocrinology and Infertility Association (HOSREM), said the infertility rate
is rather high and the number of infertile men is on the rise.
Tu
Du Hospital, in
Doctor
Hoang Thi Diem Tuyet, Deputy Director of Tu Du Hospital, said, “Recent
statistics have shown that 30% of the infertility cases are due to men, 30%
on woman, 30% on both sides and 10% is are for unknown reasons.”
“There
should be a careful study on the causes of this situation,” Ho Manh Tuong
suggested.
He
added that this is the first report conducted in
Laodong
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Thứ Bảy, 21 tháng 12, 2013
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