Is prenatal exposure to tabacco smoking a cause of poor semen quality? a follow-up study
A few studies indicate that exposure to maternal smoking during fetal life decreases semen quality in adult life, but the results are inconsistent and retrospectively collected smoking data were used in most studies. From a Danish pregnancy cohort established in 1984-1987, 347 of 5,109 sons were selected according to their exposure to tobacco smoke in fetal life. From February 2005 to January 2006, a semen sample from the 347 men was analyzed for conventional semen characteristics according to standardized criteria by using a mobile laboratory. The authors found an inverse association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and total sperm count (p = 0.002).
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Hábito de fumar, Embarazadas, Análisis de semen, |
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