Every 1 out 6 couples are usually affected by Infertility issues. When the cause is from the female partner, it is referred to as female infertility, and when caused by the inadequacies of the male partner, it is referred to as Male Infertility.

According to statistics, Male Infertility occurs in approximately 30 percent of all infertility cases.

These are the four main causes of Infertility in males:

1. A pituitary or hypothalamic disorder - (1-2%)
2. Disorder of the Gonad-(30-40%)
3. Sperm transport disorder-(10-20%)
4. Unknown causes -(40-50%)

If we note, a lot of the reasons are still attributed to unknown causes or unknown diagnosis. But male infertility occurs because of sperm that are abnormal, or sperm that do not function as they should maybe due to their inadequacy in numbers or problems with ejaculation. Sperm should be considered abnormal if they have short life span or low mobility.

Abnormalities of the sperm are caused by some or one of the following reasons:

1. Inflamed testicles.
2. Swollen veins in the scrotum
3. Abnormally developed testicles.

Ejaculation problems include the following:

1. Premature ejaculation
2. Retrograde ejaculation: This occurs when semen is forced back into the bladder.
3. Erection dysfunctions
4. Complications from surgery or therapy.

Other random causes of Male infertility include:

1. History of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
2. UTI: Urinary Tract Infections
3. Use of certain wrong types of medications.

Diagnosis of Male Infertility

Through the help of lab tests and examinations, the causes of male infertility can be determined. The test would include checking out the following:
1. Semen analysis to check out the number and quality of the sperm being produced.
2. Blood test to check for infections or hormone problems then lastly,
3. A physical examination of the penis, scrotum and prostate.

Doctors would look out for the following in the tests:

1. Total amount of semen: A volume of 2 milliliters is considered normal during intercourse and ejaculation. A lower amount may be an indication of blocked ducts, a prostate gland issue or an issue with the seminal vesicles.

2. Sperm Count: A sperm count of 20 million to 300 million per milliliter is considered the normal range for sperm counts. Anything below 10 million is considered as “low sperm count”.

3. Morphology: This refers to the shape and size of the sperm being produced. This is put into consideration because they affect the ability of the sperms to reach and fertilize an egg. If 30% of sperm produced is shaped “normal”, then that is a good pass mark.

4. Motility: This has to do with their speed, movement and number of active cells. In calculating movement of sperm, the range is from 0-4. A score above 3 is considered good. Active cells are rated in percentages. Above 50% is considered good.

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Five years ago, I embarked on a social venture as a way of giving back to the society. I was rather young and naive but a distinct and calm voice in my head kept me awake until I yielded and started. Different questions ran through my head as to what to do and how to do it?

As a student of engineering, it was expected that I had no business doing any other stuff (so my lecturers expected) outside the faculty. But my personality is not made for just one thing. I mean, why be one thing when you can be many? My first stint outside engineering was campus journalism. I joined an editorial board in the faculty of law and eventually became the first Editor-in-Chief that was non-law student. It was an exciting journey reading and writing about anything and everything happening in and outside the campus; from entertainment, politics, sports and general news. Years of persistence and perseverance paid out when I started getting invites to attend international conference and awards. And combining this with academics, I still finished top of my class and won departmental awards for leadership. Truly, a man’s mind is elastic, once stretched, it keeps expanding.

The idea to start a portal that will connect students to international opportunities popped up and that was the birth of Hopefield Network. It was a campus portal for news and funding opportunities for international conferences and within few months of operation, it became a campus wide initiative. After graduation, the temptation to let go came as a result of busy schedules and burden on personal savings; more so that the scope keeps expanding year on year. While the thought of giving up as a result of financial burden crawls in, something within me keeps stretching and a little further again this year. The scope this year is expanded beyond an offline venture, we are also launching an online portal for young people interested in politics, governance and community development.

Hopefield Network has expanded from just a mere campus portal to a household brand for young people in Nigeria. Our areas of interest has also expanded as we now engage more people in sustainable community projects on and offline leveraging emerging technologies. We have network across Nigeria building the country one community at a time.

While this projects continue to run purely on personal savings, it is our desire and to get partners/sponsors-individuals, organisations whose passion and goals align with our vision of a better Nigeria through young people’s participation in community building. We have solid foundations.

Please follow the social media handles of our projects @hopefieldnet and @under35_ng #YNAG and visit the website for more details.

Email to get in touch: info@hopefieldnetwork.ng

Meanwhile, join us this Saturday Sept 30, 2017 at Obafemi Awolowo University as we engage more young people in community development.

You can join live via hopefieldnetwork.ng/live