Background Worldwide rising trend in infertility has been observed in the past few years with
male infertility arising as a major problem. One main reason for the rise in male infertility …

Background Occupational heat strain (ie, the effect of environmental heat stress on the body)
directly threatens workers' ability to live healthy and productive lives. We estimated the …

Alongside an increasing prevalence of couple and male infertility, evidence suggests there
is a global declining trend in male fertility parameters over the past few decades. This may …

Global warming represents a major stressful environmental condition that compromises the
reproductive efficiency of animals and humans via a rise of body temperature above its …

Over the past few decades, accumulated evidence confirms that the global environment
conditions are changing rapidly. Urban industrialization, agriculture and globalization have …

Semen quality is a vital determinant for male fertility. The process of spermatogenesis is
highly sensitive to fluctuations in temperature. However, the impact of ambient temperature …

Background Potential adverse effects of non-optimum temperatures on human semen
quality have drawn much concern worldwide; however, the exposure–response relationship …

The human reproductive system can be affected by occupational exposure to many physical
and chemical risk factors. This study was carried out to review the studies conducted on the …

Background Previous studies have suggested an association between non-optimum
ambient temperature and decreased semen quality. However, the effect of exposure to heat …

Backgrounds Abnormal sperm quality in men is one of the common causes of infertility. Both
ambient temperature and extreme heat exposure have been shown to be associated with …