Fruit and vegetable intake and their pesticide residues in relation to semen quality among men from a fertility clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Is consumption of fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residues associated with lower semen quality?

Summary answer

Consumption of fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residues was associated with a lower total sperm count and a lower percentage of morphologically normal sperm among men presenting to a fertility clinic.

What is known already

Occupational and environmental exposure to pesticides is associated with lower semen quality. Whether the same is true for exposure through diet is unknown.

Study design, size, duration

Men enrolled in the Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) Study, an ongoing prospective cohort at an academic medical fertility center. Male partners (n = 155) in subfertile couples provided

SUBMITTER: Chiu YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447887 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature