[Effect of local and general vibration on male reproductive health]

The paper gives the results of a study evaluating the degree of androgen deficiency and erectile function in patients with Grades 1 and 2 pneumatic hammer disease arising from exposure to local and general vibration. Their examination involved the evaluation of the clinical picture of the disease, by using various male androgen status questionnaires such as the androgen deficiency questionnaire, the androgen reduction rating scale (after Morley); the androgen deficiency in the aging male questionnaire; a scale for assessment of erectile dysfunction (International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5)); the Beck depression inventory. Exposure to vibration was ascertained to play a role in the development of androgen deficiency and erectile dysfunction in patients with pneumatic hammer disease resulting.