The Impact of Paternal and Maternal Smoking on Semen Quality of Adolescent Men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal smoking during pregnancy has been reported to negatively impact sperm counts of the sons. Sufficient data on the effect of paternal smoking is lacking.

Objectives

We wished to elucidate the impact of maternal and paternal smoking during pregnancy and current own smoking on reproductive function of the male offspring.

Methods

Semen parameters including sperm DNA integrity were analyzed in 295 adolescents from the general population close to Malmö, Sweden, recruited for the study during 2008-2010. Information on maternal smoking was obtained from the Swedish Medical Birth Register, and regarding own and paternal smoking from questionnaires. The impacts of maternal, paternal and own smoking were evaluated in a multivariate regression model and by use

SUBMITTER: Axelsson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3694111 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature