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[Effects of cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna on sperm morphology]
Hang Guo1, Hong-guo Zhang, Bai-gong Xue
1Department of Urology, the Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Objective:
To investigate effects of cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna on sperm morphology.
Methods:
602 cases of male infertility were selected from our case database, who were divided into three subgroups: smoking (243) , drinking(224), sauna(135) and those without any of the above habits were taken as the corresponding controls. The sperm morphology were analyzed by automated sperm morphology analyzer(ASMA). A questionnaire was voluntarily filled out by patients in order to investigate cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna frequency.
Results:
The normal morphologic sperm rates in cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna groups were lower than those in the corresponding control groups, respectively(P <0.05, P <0.001). Percentages of irregularity head sperm were higher than those in normal controls, respectively(P <0.05).
Conclusion:
Cigarette, alcohol consumption and sauna could affect sperm morphology, especially caused increasing of irregularity head sperm.
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