ArticleInternational journal of environmental health research2015
Role of low exposure to metals as male reproductive toxicants.
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- The Association Between Heavy Metals Exposure and Sex Hormones: a Systematic Review on Current Evidence.Biological trace element research · 2022Pooled it
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- Associations of Semen Quality with Essential and Non-Essential Elements in Seminal Fluid.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- A Narrative Review of Heavy Metals and Sperm Quality: The Interplay with Antioxidant Imbalance and Reactive Oxygen Species.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Association Between Zinc Levels and the Impact of Its Deficiency on Idiopathic Male Infertility: An Up-to-Date Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Impact of selenium and selenoproteins on idiopathic male infertility: a comprehensive review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Zinc and Its Impact on the Function of the Testicle and Epididymis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- In vivo exposure to electronic waste (e-waste) leachate and hydraulic fracturing fluid adversely impacts the male reproductive system.Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- Analytical Determination of Heavy Metals in Human Seminal Plasma-A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Dietary Heavy Metal Exposure among Finnish Adults in 2007 and in 2012.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Impact of Heavy Metals on Human Male Fertility-An Overview.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Role of Zinc (Zn) in Human Reproduction: A Journey from Initial Spermatogenesis to Childbirth.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- In utero and peripubertal metals exposure in relation to reproductive hormones and sexual maturation and progression among boys in Mexico City.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2020Article
- In utero and peripubertal metals exposure in relation to reproductive hormones and sexual maturation and progression among girls in Mexico City.Environmental research · 2019Article
- Association of Blood and Seminal Plasma Cadmium and Lead Levels With Semen Quality in Non-Occupationally Exposed Infertile Men in Abakaliki, South East Nigeria.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2017Article
- Trace elements in seminal plasma of men from infertile couples.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2015Article
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Abstract
The objective of the study was to examine the associations between environmentally relevant low metal concentrations and semen quality parameters in men. The concentrations of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), selenium (Se), and lead (Pb) in the seminal plasma and urine were measured from 196 male human subjects in Taiwan. Urinary Cd concentrations were negatively associated with sperm viability (p = 0.006). Seminal plasma Cu concentrations of the normal group (≥ 15 × 10(6)/ml) were significantly lower than those of the abnormal group (p = 0.023). However, the linear regression analysis showed a weak association between Cu concentration and sperm concentration, along with other semen parameters. No significant relationship between other metals (As, Pb, Zn, and Se) and semen quality was observed.
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