[Etiological study of low fertility in eastern Gaboon. I. Scheme and first findings (author's transl)].
The etiological study conducted in 1975 in Haut-Ogooué and Ogooué-Lolo included 1,548 patients male and female. In the 21 investigated areas the patients were asked questions and examined by a medical team which took swabs so that bacterial, parastic, immunological and genetical assays could be carried out. The object of this article is to review the feasibility of such a local inquiry and state the first findings. Abnormalities of the epididymis are more commonly verified in non-fertile men. Microfilaremia is related to the presence of hydroceles and epididymis lesions. It shows more often in men with less than 3 children. The authors do not refer to any of physiopathology to explain these findings which need to be ascertained in further inquiries.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D012107:Research Design; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000469:parasitology
Enquête sur l'étiologie de l'hypofécondité au Gabon oriental: I. Protocole et premiers résultats.