MALE INFERTILITY

Infertility itself is generally defined as the inability to achieve a pregnancy after one year of regular intercourse without contraception.

A man will be considered at risk of being infertile if his sperm count is less than 15 million/mL of semen. This level is defined by the World Health Organisation but it is important to realize that some men with low sperm counts will still prove fertile whilst others with higher counts prove infertile. So a measure of sperm count is not a completely reliable method of assessing fertility.