TITLE:
The Donor Ability of Male Partners in In-Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) in Nigeria: A Review
AUTHORS:
Johnson Akuma Obuna, Henry Uro-Chukwu
KEYWORDS:
Donor Ability, Male Partner Sperm, Donor Sperm, In-Vitro Fertilization & Embryo Transfer, Nigeria
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.15 No.11,
November
14,
2025
ABSTRACT: Background: One of the main reasons for marriage is procreation. Infertility subjects couples to great psychological and financial distress. The contribution of male factor is assuming a tremendous proportion, despite this, not much attention is paid to male factor infertility. The advent of assisted reproductive technology though still infantile in Nigeria, has revolutionized the treatment of infertility. Objective: The purpose of the study is to review studies in order to know the proportion of IVF-ET cycles that used male partners sperms and those that used donor sperms and factors that determine it. Methodology: A Pub-Med search, which was later expanded to SCOPUS and AJOL was performed on August 25, 2025. Primary articles published between Jan 2015 and August 2025 that investigated the donor ability of male partners in IVF-ET cycles were sought for. Snowballing to select references from the selected publications were also made and no publication selected. The following were keywords used for the search and the publications yielded: Category 1: Male partner sperms, donor ability, IVF cycles, sperm quality, Nigeria = 8 publications. Category 2: Male partner sperms, donor sperms, ART cycles, donor ability, Nigeria = 10 publications. Category 3: Male factors infertility, IVF cycles, donor sperms, Nigeria = 36 publications. Results: This gave a total of 54 publications. Of the 8 publications yielded in category 1, none met the study inclusion criteria. Out of the 10 publications in category 2, none met the inclusion criteria. For category 3, out of the 36 publications, none met the inclusion criteria. This gave a total of zero (0) publication that was selected and used for study. Consequently, all the 54 studies were excluded, leaving none (0) study for final review. Conclusion: The review has clearly shown that there is a gap of primary evidence on the donor ability of male partners in IVF-ET in Nigeria. There is need to bridge the gap by carrying out research works in this area.