Sperm count drops by 30 per cent in 10 years — Report
In the last 10 years, the sperm count of men across the country has dropped by 30 per cent, according to a report from the Nordica Fertility and Fibroid Care Centre.
The Centre noted that while male infertility is on the rise globally, in Nigeria, its data showed that the region most hit by this condition are states in the oil producing region of the country.
It further revealed that the primary cause of this alarming rate of infertility among men is majorly due to unhealthy lifestyle choices, especially excessive drinking, smoking, use of sex enhancing drugs, sedentary lifestyle and stress, among others.
The Chief Medical Director of Nordica Fertility and Fibroid Care Centre, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, who made this known during a briefing to commemorate its 10 years anniversary in Abuja, also called for legislation on assisted conception to reduce quackery in the country.
He said: “Men now are probably the greater culprit in infertility. What we say normally is that it is between 30 to 40 per cent for men and 30 to 40 per cent for women. But we know now that all over the world and in Nigeria, the male factor is increasing.
“We analysed data from all our centres. One thing we saw was that when we looked at sperm count 10 years apart, we saw that there was a decline of 30 per cent in the sperm count of the men we are treating 10 years after.
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