10 A STUDY ON EFFECTS OF TOBACCO CHEWING ON VARIOUS SEMEN PARAMETERS
Journal Title: Indian journal of applied basic medical sciences - Year 2015, Vol 17, Issue 24
Abstract
Backgrounds and objectives:Previous studies suggest a deleterious effect of tobacco abuse on semen quality, but their results have not been consistent. We studied the association between current trends of tobacco chewing and its deleterious effects on semen characteristics.Material and method: Our study was performed on 145 normal asymptomatic healthy males (50 controls, 95 tobacco chewers) with agegroup between 18-47 years. The effects of both severity and duration of tobacco chewing on semen parameters were studied.Results:We observed an inverse dose–response relation between tobacco chewing and semen volume, total sperm count and percentage motile and viable sperm. Heavy or long term tobacco chewers had a lower sperm concentration than control group.Conclusion: We observed a dose and duration dependent association between tobacco exposure, lower sperm concentration and higher risk of oligozoospermia.
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Dr Ketan Patel, DR NEETA MEHTA
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Backgrounds and objectives:Previous studies suggest a deleterious effect of tobacco abuse on semen quality, but their results have not been consistent. We studied the association between current trends of tobacco chewing...