Telfairia Occidentalis, a Prophylactic Medicine for Alcohol‘s Damaging Effect on the Testis
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Infertility affects both men and women. Literature suggests that disorders in males and females account for an equal proportion of infertility [1]. Concerns have been expressed about rising cases of male infertility [3]. This can be as a result of congenital and acquired urogenital abnormalities, infections of the genital tract, increased scrotal temperature (varicocele), endocrine disturbances, genetic abnormalities and immunological factors [4].
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