Semen quality in fertile men in relation to psychosocial stress

Gollenberg, Audra L.; Liu, Fan; Brazil, Charlene; Drobnis, Erma Z.; Guzick, David S.; Overstreet, James W.; Redmon, J. Bruce; Sparks, Amy E.T.; Wang, Christina; Swan, Shanna H.

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.018

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“…Stress has been implicated in influencing reproductive performance, whether it is physical, social or psychological. Males who experience stressful life events are more likely to be affected by low sperm concentration, decreased motility and higher percentages of abnormal morphology (61,62).…”

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Lifestyle Related Fertility Disorders in North Jordan: Potential for Improvement

Hamadneh¹,

Amarin²,

Hamadneh³

et al. 2017

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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IntroductionCurrent evidence indicates a 9% prevalence of infertility (1). Patients that are hoping to get pregnant might wonder about their fertility and whether they can improve it. There is an increasing body of evidence that lifestyle factors can influence reproductive health. The post-industrial era is associated with an excessive exposure to certain lifestyle factors and behaviors that have the potential for a positive or negative effect on reproductive performance (2). Some factors might be beyond patients' control, such as medical issues that affect both male and female fertility, but other lifestyle factors, such as nutrition, weight, exercise, psychological stress, and age of starting a family can be modifiable (2).Negative effects of lifestyle factors such as environmental and occupation exposure, illicit drug use, cigarette smoking, medications, weight management, exercise, alcohol and caffeine consumption are well documented (3-6). Lifestyle-related fertility disorders were estimated to be responsible for 5% of all cases of subfertility (7). To enhance fertility, such lifestyle factors, once identified, can be modified.The findings of the effect of body weight on fertility are firmly established in both sexes. Pathophysiologically, being over or underweight would lead to hormonal changes that would lead to oligomenorrhea and anovulation with subsequent subfertility (8-14). Studies investigating sporting behavior indicate that excessive sport, in terms of frequency, duration and intensity have a negative effect on hormone balance and reproductive performance. The findings of these studies were independent of the confounding factors of age, smoking or body mass index (BMI) (15)(16)(17)(18)(19).There is a plethora of studies that document the detrimental effect of smoking on both male (20,21) and female reproductive performance (22,23). Research indicates that smoking impairs sperm count, motility, morphology and fertilization capacity (20). Women smokers have a significantly smaller number of pregnancies and a higher incidence of miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies (23).Commonly encountered drugs and medications may be detrimental to semen parameters and male sexual performance (24). These agents may exert a gonadotoxic effect on the testicles, alter the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, and impair ejaculation, erectile function and libido (25).Recreational drugs can affect male fertility. The long- AbstractObjectives: To explore the prevalence rates of lifestyle practices linked to fertility disorders. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study, using a validated questionnaire, was conducted among sub-fertile couples attending the fertility center at Jordan University of Science and Technology between February 2013 and August 2014. Results: A total of 126 couples took part in the study. The average length of sub-fertility was 4.2 years. The mean age of the women was 31 years, of whom 70% were <35 years of age. Over 6% engaged in regular sporting activity. Less than 1% of women smo...

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confidence: 99%

Lifestyle Related Fertility Disorders in North Jordan: Potential for Improvement

Hamadneh¹,

Amarin²,

Hamadneh³

et al. 2017

International Journal of Women’s Health and Reproduction Scienc

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“…'nın 2010 yılında [30] 950 erkekle yürüttükleri çalışmada, stresli bir işte çalışmanın, stresli bir yaşamın ve hatta sosyal gerilmenin sperm yoğunluğu, toplam sperm miktarı, sperm hareketliliği ve morfolojisi üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğu görülmüştür. …”

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Çalışma hayatının erkek üreme sağlığına etkisi

Hamlaci¹,

Yılmaz²,

Özerdoğan³

2017

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GİRİŞSon 50 yıldır, üreme sağlığı konusu dünya nüfusu için giderek artan bir önem kazanmıştır. Bunun nedeni; değişen yaşam biçimi, artan stresli koşullar ve çevredeki kimyasalların özellikle endokrin sistemi etkileyerek üreme sağlığını bozmasıdır.[1] Üreme sağlığı; üreme sistemi, işlevleri ve sü-reci ile ilgili sadece hastalık ve sakatlığın olmaması değil, tüm bunlara ilişkin fiziksel, zihinsel ve sosyal yönden tam bir iyilik halinin olmasıdır. Üreme sağlığı kavramı, hem ABSTRACTThe reproductive health which is affected by many factors such as lifestyle and nutrition is also highly affected by the working life which covers a large part of life. It is mostly men who are working in hazardous fields with physical and chemical factors. Technical developments led to new developments in industry, the increase of fields working with chemicals, and to the negative impacts on environmental factors. Men are forced to work anywhere under the burden of economic gain; to earn a living and meeting the financial needs of the family are a great social pressure on men. The reproductive health and ability of a man who faces various risks during his working life should be considered as a further pressure factor. However, despite all these, the effects of working life on the reproductive health of men is ignored. On this basis, the main axis of this review is to get information about the occupational risks on the reproductive health of the men. ÖZYaşam biçimi, beslenme gibi birçok faktörden etkilenen üreme sağlığı, yaşamın büyük bir kısmını kaplayan çalışma hayatından da oldukça etkilenmektedir. Fiziksel ve kimyasal faktörlerin bulunduğu riskli çalış-ma alanlarında çoğunlukla erkekler çalışmaktadır. Teknoloji alanındaki gelişmeler, sanayi ve endüstride yeni gelişmelere, kimyasallarla çalışılan alanların çoğalmasına ve çevresel faktörlerin olumsuz etkilenmesine yol açmıştır. Toplumda erkeğe yüklenmiş olan evi geçindirme, ailenin maddi yükünü karşılama gibi ekonomi getiri yükü, erkekleri mecbur kaldıkları her işte çalışmaya zorlamıştır. Çalışma yaşamında çeşitli risklerle karşı karşıya kalan erkeğin, üreme sağlığı ve üreyebilme yeteneği de ayrı bir baskı faktörü olarak kabul edilmelidir. Ancak tüm bunlara rağmen, çalışma yaşamının erkek üreme sağlığı üzerindeki etkisi göz ardı edilmektedir. Bu derlemenin ana ekseni de, buradan hareketle, erkeklerin üreme sağlığı üzerindeki mesleki riskler konusunda bilgilendirme yapmaktır.Anahtar Kelimeler: çalışma hayatı, erkek üreme sağlığı, riskli çalışma alanları

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“…Stres kronik dikatakan menyumbang kepada ketidaksuburan idiopati (Gollenberg et al 2010;Sapkota et al 2012). Stres atau tekanan merupakan suatu perasaan yang kurang selesa, kegelisahan, kekhuatiran, kemurungan, bersungut, marah, atau pun suatu perasaan tertekan yang tidak jelas kewujudannya (Beehr 2014).…”

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