Effects of Obesity in Male Fertility in Khartoum State

Abstract

Obesity is a severe medical condition causing health issues and reducing life expectancy, affecting 400 million adults and 1.6 million overweight individuals, is a severe medical condition affecting fertility, with extreme obesity causing fertility issues. This study aimed to investigate the effect of obesity on male fertility in Khartoum state; it is a cross-sectional facility-based study studying All males of Infertile couples who come to the infertility clinic. The study discussed patient demographics, past medical and surgical history, and self-reported male sexual dysfunction in addition to the factors that affect male infertility, Body Mass Index (BMI), and spermatic parameters (motility, morphology, concentration) by seminal analysis. The statistical package SPSS 23.0 was used for analysis. The study revealed that 40 men (20.5) were of age <30 years old, 57 men (29.9%) of age 30 – 40 years old, and 98 men (50.3%) were of age >40 years old. “One hundred five men (53.8%) were from North Sudan”, “58 men (29.7%) were from Eastern Sudan,30 men (15.35%) were from Western Sudan overweight, and 2 men (1.15%) were from Southern Sedan, 56 men (28.7%) have BMI <25,81(41.5%) had BMI 25 -30 and 58(29.8%) have BMI of >30, 110 men (56.4%) have normal sperm counts and 85 (43.6) have abnormal sperm counts, 105 men (53.8%) have normal sperm morphology”. In contrast, 90 (46.2) have abnormal morphology. Eighty-eight men (45.1%) have progressive motility, while 107 men (54.9%) have impaired motility. Fifty-six men (28.8%) of participants have erectile dysfunction, while 139 (71.2%) have not. It concluded that increasing the age of the male partner increases the risk of infertility, and ethnicity has an unclear effect on infertility and still needs further studies to prove it. Obesity rates are increasing among men in Khartoum, impacting seminal parameters like motility and erectile dysfunction, as highlighted in a study.