Effects of cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna on sperm morphology / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
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(12): 215-221, 2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-338327
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate effects of cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna on sperm morphology.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>602 cases of male infertility were selected from our case database, who were divided into three subgroups smoking (243) , drinking(224), sauna(135) and those without any of the above habits were taken as the corresponding controls. The sperm morphology were analyzed by automated sperm morphology analyzer(ASMA). A questionnaire was voluntarily filled out by patients in order to investigate cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna frequency.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The normal morphologic sperm rates in cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna groups were lower than those in the corresponding control groups, respectively(P <0.05, P <0.001). Percentages of irregularity head sperm were higher than those in normal controls, respectively(P <0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna could affect sperm morphology, especially caused increasing of irregularity head sperm.</p>
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Main subject:
Pathology
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Sperm Count
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Sperm Motility
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Spermatozoa
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Steam Bath
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Alcohol Drinking
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Smoking
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Cell Biology
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Infertility, Male
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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