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ArticleEnvironmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)2019

Semen quality and cigarette smoking in a cohort of healthy fertile men.

Qiuqin Tang, Feng Pan, Xian Wu, Cody E Nichols, Xinru Wang, Yankai Xia, Stephanie J London, Wei Wu

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Article in Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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  15. The mutagenic effect of tobacco smoke on male fertility.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022
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Qiuqin TangDepartment of Obstetrics, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Feng PanDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Xian WuNational Toxicology Program Laboratory, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC.
Cody E NicholsNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC.
Xinru WangState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Yankai XiaState Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Stephanie J LondonNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC.
Wei WuNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC.

Funding

GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN CHILDHOOD RESPIRATORY HEALTHZ01ES049019 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LONDON, STEPHANIE JOAN · 1996 to 2008
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Intramural NIH HHS Z01 ES049019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNumerous health effects of smoking are well-known; associations with semen quality are uncertain. Most previous studies did not adjust for potential confounders and had limited information on age at smoking initiation or smoking cessation.

methodsWe investigated 1,631 healthy fertile men in the Nanjing Medical University Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment (NMU-LIFE) study. Relationships were examined using multivariable linear regression controlling for potential covariates.

resultsWe found a significant decrease in semen volume (

conclusionsCigarette smoking was associated with lower semen volume and total sperm count and higher sperm motility. Smoking cessation might have a restorative effect on semen quality. This finding has important implications for public health research and for understanding the development of abnormal semen quality.

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PMCPMC6693933

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