2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2018.04.013
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Adverse Effects of Common Sports and Recreational Activities on Male Reproduction

Abstract: Male infertility is an often overlooked component of a couple's inability to conceive. We outline many common and often overlooked sports and recreational exposures that have been associated with male infertility.

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“…We found an elevated risk of decreased sperm concentration among the semen donors in the entertainment and sports industry, consistent with a previous study in the USA 46. However, a previous study in China47 supported our results that physical activity could improve semen quality parameters among healthy men.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…We found an elevated risk of decreased sperm concentration among the semen donors in the entertainment and sports industry, consistent with a previous study in the USA 46. However, a previous study in China47 supported our results that physical activity could improve semen quality parameters among healthy men.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Most study designs were cross-sectional (n = 62), while 17 were narrative reviews. In the reviews published in the last 2 years, 15,16,[29][30][31][32] the search strategy and the number of studies included were clearly defined. Among systematic reviews, only one study conducted a metanalysis.…”
Section: Study Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Future efforts will be devoted to better tailor such an extensive work-up without losing diagnostic powers. Second, there is a plethora of emerging metabolic and environmental factors detrimentally acting on male reproductive function (10,16,(21)(22)(23)(24)(25), with a close interplay with general health status (25,26); it will be interesting to see whether these factors, not considered in our classification, will gain the scientific dignity and eventually become causal factors. Third, the lack of a control group prevented us from inquiring the strengths of causal associations.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%