Besides this, advanced kidney damage - up to 70 per cent - leads to impotency.
"Kidney disease will result in a buildup of waste products in the body, thus affecting sperm quality and fertility. People with minor problems need not worry. Only if the kidney is damaged beyond 60 per cent. Just because a person has kidney disease does not mean a man will not able to father a child; even after transplants, many are normal," Bansal said.
Doctors say anybody with diabetes, hypertension and obesity as well as smokers and those above 50 years and with a family history of such diseases are at risk of kidney disease. Those who frequently urinate in the night, have joint disorders or swelling in the feet and face should also get screened once in six months.
