ArticleAsian journal of andrology2013
Environmental mercury exposure, semen quality and reproductive hormones in Greenlandic Inuit and European men: a cross-sectional study.
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- Mercury chloride exposure induces DNA damage, reduces fertility, and alters somatic and germline cells in Drosophila melanogaster ovaries.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- Blood and seminal plasma mercury levels and predatory fish intake in relation to low semen quality.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- Reactive oxygen species and male reproductive hormones.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2018Review
- Hair mercury (Hg) levels, fish consumption and semen parameters among men attending a fertility center.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2018Article
- The Influence of Diet on Fertility and the Implications for Public Health Nutrition in the United States.Frontiers in public health · 2018Review
- Analysis of the relationship between the blood concentration of several metals, macro- and micronutrients and endocrine disorders associated with male aging.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2016Article
- Health effects associated with measured levels of contaminants in the Arctic.International journal of circumpolar health · 2016Article
- Association between environmental contaminants and health outcomes in indigenous populations of the Circumpolar North.International journal of circumpolar health · 2014Review
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Abstract
Several animal studies indicate that mercury is a male reproductive toxicant, but human studies are few and contradictory. We examined semen characteristics and serum levels of reproductive hormones in relation to environmental exposure to mercury. Blood and semen samples were collected from 529 male partners of pregnant women living in Greenland, Poland and Ukraine between May 2002 and February 2004. The median concentration of the total content of mercury in whole blood was 9.2 ng ml(-1) in Greenland (0.2-385.8 ng ml(-1)), 1.0 ng ml(-1) in Poland (0.2-6.4 ng ml(-1)) and 1.0 ng ml(-1) in Ukraine (0.2-4.9 ng ml(-1)). We found a significantly positive association between the blood levels of mercury and serum concentration of inhibin B in men from Greenland (β=0.074, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.021 to 0.126) and in an analysis including men from all three regions (β=0.067, 95% CI=0.024 to 0.110). The association may be due to beneficial effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are contained in seafood and fish. No significant association (P>0.05) was found between blood concentrations of mercury and any of the other measured semen characteristics (semen volume, total sperm count, sperm concentration, morphology and motility) and reproductive hormones (free androgen index (FAI), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone and LH × testosterone) in any region. In conclusion, the findings do not provide evidence that environmental mercury exposure in Greenlandic and European men with median whole blood concentration up to 10 ng ml(-1) has adverse effects on biomarkers of male reproductive health.
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