Open AccessThe effects of male age on sperm DNA damage in healthy non-smokers
Author(s) -
Thomas E. Schmid,
Brenda Eskenazi,
Adolf Baumgartner,
Francesco Marchetti,
Suzanne Young,
Rosana Hernández Weldon,
Diana Anderson,
Andrew J. Wyrobek
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del338
Subject(s) - sperm , dna damage , comet assay , offspring , biology , fertility , andrology , genetics , human fertilization , caffeine , dna , physiology , medicine , endocrinology , pregnancy , population , environmental health
The trend for men to have children at older age raises concerns that advancing age may increase the production of genetically defective sperm, increasing the risks of transmitting germ-line mutations.
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