Even in socially monogamous species, sexual conflict is one reason that often promotes
differences in the roles of sexes during reproduction, which may lead to one sex making a …

Androgens, the main male sex steroids, are the critical factors responsible for the
development of the male phenotype during embryogenesis and for the achievement of …

STUDY QUESTION What are the effects on fertility of cigarette smoke-induced toxicity on
male offspring exposed during the gestational/weaning period? SUMMARY ANSWER …

Fetal life is a critical time for female fertility, when germ cells complete proliferation, initiate
meiosis and ultimately form the lifetime stock of primordial follicles. Female fertility may be …

Paternal exposure to constituents of cigarette smoke (CS) is reportedly associated with
infertility, birth defects and childhood cancers even though the mechanism behind this …

This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the clinical," hands-on" approach to the
diagnosis and treatment of male infertility. It is a resource of evidence-based information for …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of cigarette smoking with semen
quality and reproductive hormone levels in 192 healthy men 20–65 years old, Kaohsiung …

Objectives To provide information of semen quality among normal young Japanese men
and indicate the frequency of reduced semen quality. Design Cross-sectional, coordinated …

STUDY QUESTION Is anogenital distance (AGD) associated with semen quality and
reproductive hormones in men from the general population? SUMMARY ANSWER Short …

Objective. Describe smoking patterns in pregnancy in Denmark from 1997 to 2005 and
make comparisons with the other Nordic countries, and further to analyze the influence of …