作者
Michael L Eisenberg, Sungduk Kim, Zhen Chen, Rajeshwari Sundaram, Enrique F Schisterman, Germaine M Buck Louis
发表日期
2014/2/1
期刊
Human reproduction
卷号
29
期号
2
页码范围
193-200
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
STUDY QUESTION
What is the relationship between body size, physical activity and semen parameters among male partners of couples attempting to become pregnant?
SUMMARY ANSWER
Overweight and obesity are associated with a higher prevalence of low ejaculate volume, sperm concentration and total sperm count.
WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY
Higher BMI is associated with impaired semen parameters, while increasing waist circumference (WC) is also associated with impaired semen parameters in infertile men.
STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION
Data from the Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment (LIFE) Study were utilized. The LIFE study is a population-based prospective cohort of 501 couples attempting to conceive in two geographic areas (Texas and Michigan, USA) recruited in 2005–2009 …
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