Sperm and leukocyte telomere length are related to sperm quality parameters in healthy men from the Led-Fertyl study.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Could sperm and leukocyte telomere length (TL) be associated with sperm quality parameters and reproductive health in men from the general population?

Summary answer

A positive association between sperm and leukocyte TL with sperm concentration and total count has been demonstrated.

What is known already

Male factors account for almost half of cases of couple infertility, and shorter TLs have been observed in sperm from men with impaired sperm parameters. However, evidence in men from the general population is limited.

Study design size duration

A total of 200 volunteers of reproductive age were recruited between February 2021 and April 2023 to participate in the Lifestyle and Environmental Determinants of Seminogram and Other Male Fertility-Rela

SUBMITTER: Fernandez de la Puente M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520404 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature