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Male infertility: Contents

Male infertility: Introduction

Male infertility: When a male is not able to produce offspring. See free access online books about Male infertility below. See detailed information below for a list of 119 causes of Male infertility, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Male infertility:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Male infertility. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Diagnostic Guides for Male infertility

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INFERTILITY, MALE

  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)

Male infertility

  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)

Infertility, male

  • "Handbook of Diseases" (2003)

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Causes of Male infertility listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Male infertility as a symptom include:

See full list of 119 causes of Male infertility
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Medications or substances causing Male infertility:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Male infertility as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

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Definitions of Male infertility:

Diminished or absent ability of the male to effect conception.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Detailed list of causes of Male infertility

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How Common are these Causes of Male infertility?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Male infertility. Of the 119 causes of Male infertility that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 4 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 0 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 8 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 106 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 119 causes of Male infertility

Conditions listing symptoms: Male infertility:

The following list of conditions have 'Male infertility' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Adrenal Cortex Diseases ... impaired male fertility
  • Adverse reaction to chemical - 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane ... impaired male fertility
  • Azoospermia ... male infertility

    B

  • Bloom Syndrome ... male infertility

    C

  • Chemical poisoning - 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane ... impaired male fertility
  • Chromosome Y deletion ... male infertility
  • Ciliary dyskinesia, due to transposition of ciliary microtubules ... male infertility
  • Cushing syndrome, familial ... impaired male fertility
  • Cushing's syndrome ... impaired male fertility
  • Cystic Fibrosis ... male infertility

    D

  • Diethylstilbestrol antenatal infection ... impaired male fertility

    F

  • Factor XIII Deficiency ... male infertility
  • Factor XIII deficiency, congenital ... male infertility
  • Factor XIII, A1 subunit Deficiency ... male infertility
  • Factor XIII, B subunit Deficiency ... male infertility
  • Forbes-Albright syndrome ... decreased sperm

    I

  • Immotile cilia syndrome, due to defective radial spokes ... male infertility
  • Immotile cilia syndrome, due to excessively long cilia ... male infertility

    K

  • Klinefelter syndrome ... male infertility

    O

  • Oligospermia ... male infertility

    P

  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia ... male infertility
  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 2 ... male infertility
  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 3 ... male infertility
  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 4 ... male infertility
  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 5 ... male infertility
  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia, 6 ... male infertility

    S

  • Spermatogenic failure, nonobstructive, Y-linked ... male infertility
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy ... male infertility

    Conditions listing complications: Male infertility:

    The following list of conditions have 'Male infertility' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    K

  • Klinefelter syndrome ... male infertility

    L

  • Lead poisoning ... male infertility

    O

  • Orchitis ... male infertility

    V

  • Varicocele ... male infertility

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    • Causes of Male infertility Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Male infertility based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Male infertility:

    Medical Conditions associated with Male infertility:

    Fertility symptoms (167 causes), Infertility (129 causes), Sexual symptoms (1531 causes)

    Symptoms related to Male infertility:

    Impotence (47 causes), Oligospermia, Necrospermia, Aspermia, Varicocele, Premature ejaculation, Failure to ejaculate, Tuberculosis, Diabetes mellitus (182 causes), Anaemia (11 causes)

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