Parental infertility and semen quality in male offspring: A follow-up study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 568-570

  Ramlau Hansen, Cecilia Høst ^a,b   Thulstrup, Ane Marie ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^a   Olsen, Jørn ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Infertility; Obesity; Overweight; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Semen; Sperm count; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FECUNDITY; INFERTILITY; MATERNAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX HORMONE; SMOKING; SPERM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILDLESSNESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; QUALITY CONTROL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34548048136     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm117     Document Type: Article

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