Association of lifestyle factors with semen quality: A pilot study conducted in men from the Portuguese Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro region followed in fertility support consultations
Andrologia Mar 11, 2020
Pinto-Pinho P, Matos J, Arantes-Rodrigues R, et al. - Experts carried out a cross-sectional pilot study in men followed infertility consultations, from the Portuguese Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro region, in order to compare several lifestyle factors with the spermatic parameters. A total of 522 men were included in this study, In this study, 373 out of these 522 were compared based on the occupational exposure to harmful factors, smoking habits and practice of physical exercise per week, and the other 149 men according to their body mass index (normal weight vs. overweight vs. obesity). Compared with overweight men, concerning men that did not present lifestyle risks correlated, the motility, midpiece, and tail abnormalities, and teratozoospermia index was significantly worse on obese individuals. Therefore, individuals should also be recommended to control their weight and to have a BMI under 30 kg/m2.
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