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The effect of cigarette smoking on
semen quality of infertile men
Tooba Mehrannia1
ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the effects of cigarette smoking on semen quality of infertile men.
Methodology: Two hundred fourteen infertile men who had been smoking cigarette and one hundred thirty infertile non smokers’ men participated in this study. Seminal volume, sperm concentration, motility, viability, and morphology were examined.
Results: The quality of spermatozoa obtained from smokers were much lower than non-smokers (P<0.01). The sperm concentration, viability and forward progression were negatively correlated with cigarette smoking (P<0.01).
Conclusions: Smoking does affect the semen quality of infertile men.
KEYWORDS: Cigarette smoking, Male infertility, Semen quality.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2007 (Part-I) Vol. 23 No. 5 717-719
1. Dr. Tooba Mehrannia, PhD
Infertility Center,
University of Kermanshah Medical Sciences,
Kermanshah – Iran.
Correspondence
Dr. Tooba Mehrannia, PhD
E-Mail: toobamehrannia@gmail.com
* Received for Publication: March 23, 2007
* Revision Received: April 9, 20007
* 2nd Revision Received: April 20, 2007
* Final Revision Accepted: August 12, 2007
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