Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Male Fertility : A Prospective Hospital Based Study

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dc.contributor.authorReddy, K Sravanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-16T07:27:36Z
dc.date.available2019-11-16T07:27:36Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that smoking is very much prevalent among 30% of all 15 years and older men. Approximately 46% of smokers (men) belong to reproductive age (20∼39 years of age). A survey from 187 countries reported that the prevalence of smoking in male smokers was decreased from 41.2% in 1980 to 31.1% in 2012. Though, the number of everyday smokers increased from 721 million in 1980 to 967 million in 2012. Methods: Eighty male cases were included in this study. Out of eighty male cases 51 had low sperm count & 29 cases were normal. The study was conducted in Department of General Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Natekal Results: In the present study, low sperm count was occurred in 36.3% and normal sperm count was occurred in 63.7% cases. Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that smoking has severe effects on male fertility. It decreased the sperm motility and sperm count and causes a further decline with continuation of smoking for more than five years.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Natekal, Mangaluru.en_US
dc.identifier.citationReddy K Sravan. Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Male Fertility : A Prospective Hospital Based Study. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 2018 Oct-Dec; 4(4): 74-76en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-9894
dc.identifier.issn2454-9886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184529
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume4en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2018.4.4.21en_US
dc.subjectSperm motilityen_US
dc.subjectSmokersen_US
dc.subjectNon-smokersen_US
dc.subjectFertilityen_US
dc.titleEffect of Cigarette Smoking on Male Fertility : A Prospective Hospital Based Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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