Impact of spontaneous smoking cessation on sperm quality: case report: Smoking cessation and sperm quality
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We evaluated sperm quality after a 3-month smoking cessation programme by sperm analysis, objective sperm motility analysis, protein tyrosine phosphorylation in capacitating conditions and DNA fragmentation (TUNEL). Sperm analysis after smoking cessation revealed a distinctive improvement in sperm concentration, fast spermatozoa (≥35 μm/s), sperm vitality, percentage of spermatozoa recuperated after an enrichment technique and protein tyrosine phosphorylation. However, no changes were observed in the number of germinal cells in the ejaculate, sperm morphology and sperm DNA fragmentation. It is concluded that physicians should strongly advise their patients to quit smoking before undergoing medical treatment or assisted reproduction techniques to achieve pregnancy.
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There is only one case report in the literature investigating whether the same individual has improved semen parameters after a 3-month smoking cessation program.
“Most of the studies compare semen parameters of smokers with nonsmokers, and there is only one case report in the literature investigating whether the same individual has improved semen parameters after a 3-month smoking cessation program [16].”
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The Summary and Semen analysis sections describe a case report comparing one man’s semen parameters before and after three months of smoking cessation, with improvement in several parameters. The paper does not establish that it was the only such case report in the literature; it also describes spontaneous cessation rather than a structured program. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- World Health Organization (1999) Laboratory Manual for the Examination of Human Semen and Sperm-Cervical Mucus Interaction, 4th edn. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.
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- Authors
- Prentki Santos, E., López-Costa, S., Chenlo, P., Pugliese, M. N., Curi, S., Ariagno, J., Repetto, H., Sardi, M., Palaoro, L., & Mendeluk, G.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR)
- Corresponding author
- Mendeluk, G.
- Venue
- Andrologia
- Publisher
- Hindawi Limited
- Published
- 2011-03-23
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 431-435
- ISSN
- 0303-4569 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1883933337
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Andrologia (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica, Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Sperm and Testicular Function
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Male Reproductive Health Studies
- Keywords
- smoking cessation, semen quality, sperm motility, tyrosine phosphorylation, sperm capacitation, sperm DNA fragmentation, sperm concentration, sperm viability, assisted reproduction, male infertility
- MeSH terms
- Female, Fertilization, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Middle Aged, Phosphorylation, Pregnancy, Spermatozoa, Tyrosine, Smoking Cessation, Pregnancy Rate, In Situ Nick-End Labeling
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