Routine assessment of occupational exposure and its relation to semen quality in infertile men: a cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
S. Daoud,
Afifa Sellami,
Mehdi Bouassida,
Sahbi Kebaïli,
Leila Keskes,
Tarek Rebaï,
Nozha Chakroun Feki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
turkish journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1303-6165
pISSN - 1300-0144
DOI - 10.3906/sag-1605-47
Subject(s) - medicine , semen quality , cross sectional study , semen , occupational exposure , asthenozoospermia , infertility , odds ratio , male infertility , semen analysis , sperm , gynecology , environmental health , pregnancy , pathology , andrology , biology , genetics
Concerns about the detrimental effects of occupational and environmental exposure on male reproductive function have been raised by reports of declining sperm quality over the last decades. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between altered semen parameters and exposure to occupational risk factors as assessed by questionnaire.
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