简介：Aim:ThedataonsemenanalysisofsubjectsattendingtheFertilityClinicatNIHFW(NationalInstituteofHealthandFamilyWelfare)Munirka,NewDelhiforthelast11yearswereanalyzedtoverifytheclaimsandspeculationsondecliningspermcountsinmen.Methods:Approximately10%oftherecordseveryyearstartingfrom1990to2000(numbering1176intotal)wererandomlyselectedforanalysis.Subjectswithazoospermiaorsevereoligozoospermiawereexcludedfromanalysis.Results:Theaverageageofthemenattendingtheinfertilityclinicwas31.2years.Theaveragesemenvolumeandspermcountwerefoundtobe(2.6±0.1)mLand(60.6±0.9)×10^6/ml.,respectively.Nosignificantdeclineinspermcountswasobservedinanyyearduringtheentirestudyperiod.Only1.8%ofthetotalnumberofspermcountsintherandomsamplingwerelessthen20×10^6/mL.OnthebasisofWHOcriteriaonmotility,thetotalpercentageofnon-progressiveandnon-motilespermintheejaculatewashigher(63%)ascomparedtothecombinedcategoriesofslowandrapidlinearprogressive.Conclusion:Thepresentstudyhasconfmnedsimilarfindingsfromotherdifferentcountriesthatdecliningspermcountsinhumansisnotaglobalphenomenon.(AsianJAndrol2003Sep;5:221-225)