[Male infertility. Significance of life and occupation]. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 1994 Nov 20;114(28):3308-11
Date
11/20/1994Pubmed ID
7809887Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028777781 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
A retrospective study was carried out which focused on the impact of lifestyle and exposure to different external factors on sperm quality. A questionnaire was sent to 312 men who had previously attended our laboratory for semen analysis. Their answers were correlated to sperm quality. Men exposed to a relatively high degree of X-rays were found to have significantly reduced sperm count. A previous symptomatic genital infection did not significantly influence the sperm quality, but an earlier sexually transmitted disease in the female partner was associated with a reduced rate of pregnancy. Frequency of ejaculation was significantly positively correlated to sperm motility and inversely related to both semen volume and proportion of sperm with abnormal morphology. Information on exposure to the remaining factors was not related to reduced sperm quality or fertility.
Author List
Oldereid NB, Rui H, Purvis KMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultHumans
Infertility, Male
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
Retrospective Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
Sperm Count
Sperm Motility
Surveys and Questionnaires
