Background ionizing radiation and semen parameters of men with reproductive problems

The male reproductive system constitutes a set of tissues which are particularly sensitive to external factors. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between background radioactivity and the quality of the semen of the men who have reported to the infertility treatment facility in 200...

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Published in:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2020-03, Vol.27 (1), p.43-48
Main Authors: Wdowiak, Artur, Stec, Magdalena, Raczkiewicz, Dorota, Bień, Agnieszka, Iwanowicz-Palus, Grażyna, Panasiuk, Lech
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Gamma rays
Infertility
Ionizing radiation
Isotopes
male infertility
Medical treatment
men
Mens health
Morphology
Patients
Precipitation
Radiation
Radioactivity
reproduction
Reproductive system
Semen
semen analysis
Sperm
sperm quality
Water management
γ Radiation
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Summary:The male reproductive system constitutes a set of tissues which are particularly sensitive to external factors. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between background radioactivity and the quality of the semen of the men who have reported to the infertility treatment facility in 2000-2016 in the Lublin region of eastern Poland. The radioactivity of the ground-level air layer obtained from the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management in Włodawa in the Lublin region was analysed. 4,250 spermiograms of patients who reported to the treatment facility for the first time due to infertility were analysed and correlated to background radioactivity in the Lublin region in 2000-2016. A long-term decrease in the percentage of morphologically normal spermatozoa of the patients was observed (r=-0.970; p
ISSN:1232-1966
1898-2263
DOI:10.26444/aaem/118155