The Impact of Obesity on Various Semen Parameters and Sex Hormones in Iranian Men with Infertility: A Cross-Sectional Study

The aim of this study was to examine the correlations between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and semen parameters (semen volume, sperm count, motility, and morphology) and sex hormones in Iranian men with infertility. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 119 male patients wh...

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Published in:Research and reports in urology 2020-01, Vol.12, p.357-365
Main Authors: Maghsoumi-Norouzabad, Leila, Zare Javid, Ahmad, Aiiashi, Saleh, Hosseini, Seyed Ahmad, Dadfar, Mohammadreza, Bazyar, Hadi, Dastoorpur, Maryam
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Language:English
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17β-Estradiol
Body mass index
Body weight
Cross-sectional studies
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Globulins
Hormones
Infertility
Leptin
Luteinizing hormone
male infertility
Males
Morphology
Obesity
Original Research
Overweight
Prolactin
Semen
semen parameters
Serum levels
Sex hormones
Sexual intercourse
Sperm
Testosterone
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Summary:The aim of this study was to examine the correlations between body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) and semen parameters (semen volume, sperm count, motility, and morphology) and sex hormones in Iranian men with infertility. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 119 male patients who had lived as a partner in an infertile couple for at least 1 year, after regular unprotected sexual intercourse in their married life were investigated. BMI and WC were assessed, and a morning blood sample was taken assessing serum levels of testosterone (T), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), prolactin (PRL), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol (E2) and leptin. Semen-analysis parameters were also measured. Based on BMI and WC, the sperm count, total motility and progressive sperm were significantly lower in overweight and obese infertile males compared to that in normal weight infertile males and those with WC102 cm compared to that in those with WC
ISSN:2253-2447
2253-2447
DOI:10.2147/RRU.S258617