Study on the short-term effects of increased alcohol and cigarette consumption in healthy young men's seminal quality.

ABSTRACT: Many studies have reported a negative impact of lifestyle factors on testicular function, spermatozoa parameters and pituitary-gonadal axis. However, conclusions are difficult to draw, since studies in the general population are rare. In this study we intended to address the early and late short-term impact of acute lifestyle alterations on young men's reproductive function. Thirty-six healthy male students, who attended the Portuguese academic festivities, provided semen samples and answered questionnaires at three time-points. The consumption of alcohol and cigarette increased more than 8 and 2 times, respectively, during the academic festivities and resulted in deleterious effects on semen quality: one week after the festivities, a decrease on semen volume, spermatozoa motility and norm

SUBMITTER: Silva JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5377370 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature