This article is the second of two relating to an event at University Edinburgh mark coming retirement Lindsay Paterson, Professor Education Policy. Here Paterson outlines his views on study education, exploring reasons why such central academic enterprise, and considering methods through which we can effectively understand it.

BACKGROUND While multiple factors can contribute to male infertility, genetic factors, such as chromosomal disorders or Y-chromosome microdeletion, are responsible for about 10% of male infertility. Considering the role of Y-chromosome micro-deletions in men with oligozoospermia who volunteer for in vitro fertilization (IVF), the prevalence of such microdeletions in each particular community ne...