The effect of septal lesion on sexual behavior, sperm count and testicular activity in Young male albino rats

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of septal lesion on sexual behavior, sperm count and testicular morphology in male albino rats. 24 adult sexually experienced male Haffkine albino rats, aged between 90-120 days and weighing between 200 – 250 grams were selected for the study. They were divided into three groups Group I (n=8) as controls, Group II (n-8) were sham operated and Group III (n=8) were septal lesioned. The components of male sexual behavior are pursuit, mount, intromission and ejaculation. The latencies of different components of male sexual behavior were recorded by using separate stop watches for each of the parameters studied. Simultaneously frequencies of the different components of sexual behavior was also recorded in 10 minutes. The occurrence of each pursuit, mount, intromission and ejaculation was scored according to classical criteria. Testicular morphology and sperm count was estimated The results indicate that septal lesions are effective in suppressing the sexual behavior in rats as indicated by increase in pursuit, mount, intromission and ejaculation latencies (P