Efeitos do tabagismo nos parâmetros seminais

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2002-05-01

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Rúbio, E. M. [UNESP]
Balasteghin, K. T. [UNESP]
Kawano, Paulo Roberto [UNESP]
Barros, J. A T [UNESP]
Pontes, Anaglória [UNESP]
Padovani, Carlos Roberto [UNESP]
Amaro, João Luiz [UNESP]

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Objectives: We performed a study to evaluate the adverse effects of smoker patient on semen parameters. Material and Methods: We studied retrospective 238 semen specimen, 115 from men smoking and 123 from men nosmoking. Sperm concentration, motility, morphology and vitality were confront in statistic test. Results: In 31% smoke between 1 and 10 cigarettes per day, 26% smoked 10 and 19 per day, 42% smoke more than 20 per day. The distribution of heavy smokes and light smokes did not differ statistically between the groups. Only a significant difference found between smoker and controls, there was about motility, morphology. There is difference in vitality and concentration per ml. Conclusions: This study indicates only a minor effect of smoker patient on male subfertility. Although smokers as a group may not experience reduced fertility, men with marginal semen quality may benefit from quitting smoking.

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Infertility, Smoke, Sperm, cigarette smoke, adult, cigarette smoking, controlled study, human, major clinical study, male, semen analysis, smoking, smoking habit, sperm, spermatozoon abnormality, spermatozoon capacitation, spermatozoon density, spermatozoon migration, spermatozoon motility, statistical analysis, subfertility

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Jornal Brasileiro de Reproducao Assistida, v. 6, n. 2, p. 64-66, 2002.