Associations of bedtime, sleep duration, and sleep quality with semen quality in males seeking fertility treatment: a preliminary study

Associations of bedtime, sleep duration, and sleep quality with semen quality in males seeking fertility treatment: a preliminary study

Poor sleep has been linked to a number of adverse health outcomes. Recent studies suggest that late bedtimes, short or long sleep durations, and poor sleep quality may impair semen quality. No study has previously explored all three factors in relation to semen quality. One hundred and four men and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Basic and Clinical Andrology 2020-04, Vol.30 (1), p.5-5, Article 5
Hauptverfasser: Hvidt, Julius Edward Miller, Knudsen, Ulla Breth, Zachariae, Robert, Ingerslev, Hans Jakob, Philipsen, Marie Tholstrup, Frederiksen, Yoon
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Couples
Fertility
Fertility clinics
Health aspects
In vitro fertilization
Infertility
Motility
Questionnaires
Reproductive technologies
Sleep
Sperm
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Zusammenfassung:Poor sleep has been linked to a number of adverse health outcomes. Recent studies suggest that late bedtimes, short or long sleep durations, and poor sleep quality may impair semen quality. No study has previously explored all three factors in relation to semen quality. One hundred and four men and their partners treated at three fertility clinics in Denmark between 2010 and 2012 completed an online-version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The results of the semen analyses conducted at the fertility clinics were self-reported and categorised as normal or reduced.Early bedtime (
ISSN:2051-4190
2051-4190
DOI:10.1186/s12610-020-00103-7