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A review of scrotal temperature regulation and its importance for male fertility
Authors:
S. D. I. Nanayakkara ,
University of Peradeniya, LK
About S. D. I.
Professor in Physiology, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine
M. C. Gihan,
University of Peradeniya, LK
About M. C.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine
P. S. K. Nanayakkara
University of Peradeniya, LK
About P. S. K.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine
Abstract
Male fertility is a very important but often neglected area in medical practice. Compared to what is available on female subfertility, there is a dearth in research on male fertility. Fertility in male depends on the normally functioning hypothalamopituitary gonadal axis, normal testis and the environment necessary for viable, motile sperm production. The production of healthy germ cells require a temperature which is slightly below the core body temperature and there are several temperature regulatory mechanisms in humans that ensure the maintenance of the scrotal temperature several degrees lower. The aim of the present review is to synthesise and summarise the literature available on scrotal temperature regulation in the healthy male and to recapitulate the disease conditions, environmental, occupational and lifestyle factors that affects scrotal temperature and thus male fertility.
How to Cite:
Nanayakkara, S.D.I., Gihan, M.C. and Nanayakkara, P.S.K., 2021. A review of scrotal temperature regulation and its importance for male fertility. Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 43(4), pp.308–313. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljog.v43i4.7982
Published on
30 Dec 2021.
Peer Reviewed
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