Aktualʹnì Pitannâ Farmacevtičnoï ì Medičnoï Nauki ta Praktiki (Dec 2015)

The organs of male reproductive system and correction of disorders in a large industrial city (Zaporozhye and Zaporozhye region)

  • O. A. Nikiforov,
  • N. V. Avramenko,
  • H. A. Lomeyko,
  • G. V. Bachurin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14739/2409-2932.2015.3.52654
Journal volume & issue
no. 3
pp. 76 – 80

Abstract

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The study of male reproductive health is relevant, because it is one of the leading causes of the demographic crisis and depopulation of the Ukrainian nation. The article highlights the problems of male infertility, in particular, the question regarding the reasons of the decline in men reproductive potential under the influence of adverse conditions of the industrial city. Aim. The purpose is to study the factors of male infertility in Zaporozhye and Zaporozhye region, the relationship between the area of residence and occupational status. Methods and results. The analysis of ejaculate indicators in men, living in ecologically unfavorable areas and regularities that reflect the pathogenetic mechanisms of occurrence and development of violations of gametogenesis and the functional inferiority of the sex cells have been studied. Conclusion. This shows the increasing trend of male factor infertility, which is from 40% to 60%, and the demographic losses in Ukraine.

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