Association between ambient particulate matter exposure and semen quality in fertile men

Several studies have suggested adverse effects of particulate matter (PM) exposure on male reproductive health; few have investigated the association between PM exposure and semen quality in a large population of fertile men. We evaluated 14 parameters of semen quality in 1554 fertile men in Nanjing...

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Published in:Environmental health 2022-01, Vol.21 (1), p.16-16, Article 16
Main Authors: Wu, Wei, Chen, Yiqiu, Cheng, Yuting, Tang, Qiuqin, Pan, Feng, Tang, Naijun, Sun, Zhiwei, Wang, Xinru, London, Stephanie J, Xia, Yankai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air Pollutants - toxicity
Air pollution
Ambient air pollution
Body mass index
Ejaculation
Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Environmental health
Ethnicity
Exposure
Family income
Fertility
Health aspects
Humans
Infertility
Infertility, Male
Interpolation
Lateral displacement
Male
Motility
Outdoor air quality
Parameters
Particles
Particulate emissions
Particulate matter
Particulate Matter - analysis
Particulate Matter - toxicity
PM10
PM2.5
Pollutants
Population
Reproductive health
Risk factors
Semen
Semen Analysis
Semen quality
Smoking
Software
Sperm
Sperm Count
Sperm Motility
Spermatogenesis
Spermatozoa
Statistical analysis
Straight lines
Subgroups
Velocity
Womens health
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Summary:Several studies have suggested adverse effects of particulate matter (PM) exposure on male reproductive health; few have investigated the association between PM exposure and semen quality in a large population of fertile men. We evaluated 14 parameters of semen quality in 1554 fertile men in Nanjing from 2014 to 2016. Individual exposure to particular matter ≤10 μm in diameter (PM ) and ≤ 2.5 μm in diameter (PM ) during key periods of sperm development (0-90, 0-9, 10-14, 15-69, and 70-90 days before semen collection) were estimated by inverse distance weighting interpolation. Associations between PM exposure and semen quality were estimated using multivariable linear regression. Higher 90-days average PM was in association with decreased sperm motility (2.21% for total motility, 1.93% for progressive motility per 10 μg/m increase, P 
ISSN:1476-069X
1476-069X
DOI:10.1186/s12940-022-00831-5