Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for poor sperm morphology

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1629-1636

  Pacey, A A ^a   Povey, A C ^b   Clyma, J A ^b   McNamee, R ^b   Moore, H D ^a   Baillie, H ^a   Cherry, N M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case referent studies; Life style; Male infertility; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONCEPTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; RISK FACTOR; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SPERM; SPERM MORPHOLOGY; UNPROTECTED SEX; CANNABIS SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOLOGY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84904343468     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu116     Document Type: Article

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