Body mass index and central adiposity are associated with sperm quality in men of subfertile couples

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2365-2372

  Hammiche, Fatima ^a   Laven, Joop S E ^a   Twigt, John M ^a   Boellaard, Willem P A ^a   Steegers, Eric A P ^a   Steegers Theunissen, Régine P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Lifestyle and sperm quality; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DRUG USE; EJACULATION; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; SMOKING; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84870034561     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des177     Document Type: Article

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