Worldwide decline in semen quality might be due to smoking

Worldwide decline in semen quality might be due to smoking

EDITOR,-While there has been much concern recently about the potential effect of environmental oestrogens on male reproduction, studies of the association between cigarette smoking and sperm concentration, as well as patterns of cigarette consumption, support the notion that cigarette smoking may ha...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 1996-02, Vol.312 (7029), p.506-506
1. Verfasser: Vine, Marilyn F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cigarette smoking
Cigarettes
Genes
Humans
Letter
Letters
Male
Oligospermia - etiology
Quality
Secondhand smoke
Semen - physiology
Semen analysis
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Sperm
Sperm Count
Spermatozoa
Studies
Twins
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Zusammenfassung:EDITOR,-While there has been much concern recently about the potential effect of environmental oestrogens on male reproduction, studies of the association between cigarette smoking and sperm concentration, as well as patterns of cigarette consumption, support the notion that cigarette smoking may have contributed considerably to the worldwide decline in semen quality.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.312.7029.506