Prenatal and adult exposures to smoking are associated with adverse effects on reproductive hormones, semen quality, final height and body mass index

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1000-1011

  Ravnborg, Trine L ^a   Jensen, Tina K ^a   Andersson, Anna Maria ^a   Toppari, Jorma ^b   Skakkebæk, Niels E ^a   Jørgensen, Niels ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

male reproduction; prenatal exposure; reproductive hormones; semen quality; tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79955405656     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der011     Document Type: Article

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