Correlation between Periodontal Infection and Semen Analysis Factors

Aim: Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system characterized by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after ۱۲ months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Oral diseases are a group of chronic infections originated primarily from dental caries. It is hypothesized that a direct relationship exists between dental health status and male factor infertility.The aim of the present study was to assess the association between dental health status and male factor infertility.Materials and Methods: We evaluated correlations between periodontal infection parameters and the results of sperm analysis of men with idiopathic infertility. The study population consisted of ۷۵ men otherwise healthy men attending the clinic for sperm analysis with a history of idiopathic infertility. The quality of sperm was assessed according to WHO criteria. Patients received a clinical periodontal examination.Results: Among the ۹۵ participants, ۳۸% had oligozoospermia, ۲۸% had asthenozoospermia, ۱۶% had cryptozoospermiaThe patients were diagnosed with either gingivitis (۴۰%) or periodontitis (۴۸%), whereas the remaining ۱۲% were classified as ‘‘periodontally healthy’’.Normospermia was attributed to ۳۷%, oligozoospermia to ۴۸% and azoospermia to۱۵% of these patients.There were ۵۵ subjects with subnormal counts (of which ten were found to be azoospermic, ۴۱ oligospermic) and ۲۵ normospermic controls. A positive association was found between periodontitis and subnormal sperm count in only one age group but statistically significant association was found between poor oral hygiene and subnormal sperm count across all age groups.Conclusion: There appears to be a significant association between poor oral and subnormal sperm count. There also appears to an association between chronic periodontitis and subnormal sperm count. These relationships warrant further investigation.

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Poor oral hygiene ، Low sperm count ، Nigeria