ArticleFrontiers in physiology2022
Study on Influencing Factors of Semen Quality in Fertile Men.
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- Artificial intelligence (AI) approaches to male infertility in IVF: a mapping review.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Integrative functional and molecular characterization of Bali bull semen and its relationship with reproductive performance.Veterinary world · 2026Article
- Exposure to ambient particulate matter and semen quality: the modifying role of socioeconomic status and lifestyle factors in chinese men.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Identifying critical windows of air pollution exposure and semen quality: A cross-sectional study in Chinese fertile men.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Environmental pollution and human fertility: investigating the relationship between PM2.5 exposure and assisted reproductive technology outcomes.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association of diet and lifestyle factors with semen quality in male partners of Chinese couples preparing for pregnancy.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- A retrospective cohort study of geographic differences in the semen of 1,012 sperm donors in China.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Article
- Fertility Awareness-Based Methods for Women's Health and Family Planning.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
Objective: To establish a system for evaluation of semen quality in fertile men by factor analysis (FA). Methods: The FA method was used to analyze five sperm test indicators for fertile men (sperm pH, sperm motility, sperm progressive motility, semen density, and total sperm number) to determine the evaluation standard of semen quality. Pearson analysis was adopted for correlation testing. Results: The comprehensive score formula for semen quality of normal fertile men was as follows: comprehensive score of semen quality = (0.38272 Conclusion: It is feasible to evaluate the semen quality of fertile men using the FA method. The comprehensive indicators of semen volume, sperm motility, and semen pH can be used as evaluative measures. Across the whole fertile population, the abstinence period and age of first spermatorrhea were correlated with semen quality. In the high semen quality population, smoking and drinking were negatively correlated with semen quality, and participants living in rural areas had better semen quality.
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