IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF SURGICAL DAMAGE DURING PERFORMING INGUINAL HERNIOPLASTY TO THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE TESTIS AND POTENTIAL OF THE FERTILITY

The paper studied the effect of surgical damage, applied during hernia repair, on morphology and function of male sex glands and fertility forecast for example 24 patients of reproductive age undergoing surgery for inguinal hernia. Depending on the method of hernia repair the dynamics of indicators of testicular blood flow by dopplerography, the average levels of sex hormones in blood plasma and spermiogram in the preoperative and postoperative period was studied. Based on the analysis of the data revealed a low-impact way of inguinal hernia repair, has minimal impact on the male reproductive function.