Reports of the increasing incidence of male infertility paired with decreasing semen quality
have triggered studies on the effects of lifestyle and environmental factors on the male …

Obesity is a growing epidemic and a common problem among reproductive-age men that
can both cause and exacerbate male-factor infertility by means of endocrine abnormalities …

BACKGROUND The global obesity epidemic has paralleled a decrease in semen quality.
Yet, the association between obesity and sperm parameters remains controversial. The …

STUDY QUESTION What is the relationship between body size, physical activity and semen
parameters among male partners of couples attempting to become pregnant? SUMMARY …

Male obesity in reproductive-age men has nearly tripled in the past 30 y and coincides with
an increase in male infertility worldwide. There is now emerging evidence that male obesity …

The present updated systematic review and meta‐analysis aims to summarize the evidence
from published studies with low risk for any important bias (based on methodological quality …

The results of several studies point to an increased likelihood of abnormal semen
parameters among overweight men, and an elevated risk for subfertility among couples in …

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that body mass index (BMI), especially obesity, is
associated with subfertility in men. Semen parameters are central to male fertility and …

The aim of this narrative review is to provide current evidence for the interaction between
obesity, metabolic syndrome (MS) and reproductive axis. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between body weight and measures of male
reproductive potential. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Fertility clinic in an …