Background This study was conducted to investigate the heat stress and semen quality
among male workers in a steel industry in Iran and investigate the relationship between heat …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of high environmental occupational temperature on
semen parameters of fertile men. DESIGN: Prospective. SETTING: Steel-casting plant …

Background: Global warming, lifestyle, or working in a high temperature environment leads
to have increased health risk factors. This meta-analysis was conducted to determine the …

The concept that an elevation of testicular temperature results in impairment of
spermatogenesis is widely accepted. Here, current knowledge concerning genital heat …

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 Infertility can be a major concern for couples trying to conceive, and
occupational hazards may constitute a main cause of infertility in men. Studies conducted …

A high scrotal temperature is a common finding in infertile patients and experimental studies
indicate that specific types of heat exposure reduce semen quality. More and more men …

In this experimental prospective study, we aimed to analyze the effect of transient scrotal
hyperthermia on the male reproductive organs, from the perspective of sperm parameters …

The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that chronic occupational exposure to
high temperatures may be detrimental to male reproduction. The study was based on 92 …

Objective: To compare two statistical approaches, case-control and analysis of continuous
parameters of semen, in examining the relationship between occupational exposures and …