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Obesity and male infertility

Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat in the human body to the level that adversely affects his health. The increase in infertility cases occurs in parallel with the increase in the prevalence of obesity. A common finding in several previous studies is the inverse relationship between body mas...

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Main Authors: Hamad Zubi, Zainab Bubakr, Alfarisi, Hamad, Ibrahim, Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy for Environment and Life Sciences 2021
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RB Pathology
RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
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spelling my.iium.irep.983652022-06-17T08:01:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/98365/ Obesity and male infertility Hamad Zubi, Zainab Bubakr Alfarisi, Hamad Ibrahim, Muhammad RB Pathology RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat in the human body to the level that adversely affects his health. The increase in infertility cases occurs in parallel with the increase in the prevalence of obesity. A common finding in several previous studies is the inverse relationship between body mass index and male fertility. Obesity correlates negatively with semen volume, total sperm count, sperm concentration, vitality, normal morphology and motility. It increases sperm with DNA fragmentation. Obesity also reduces inhibin B and testosterone, elevates leptin and serum oestrogens, alters prolactin secretion and suppresses hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The increase in the prevalence of obesity calls for greater awareness of its effects on male fertility, better understanding of underlying pathophysiology, and determination of suitable treatment Academy for Environment and Life Sciences 2021-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/98365/7/98365_Obesity%20and%20male%20infertility.pdf Hamad Zubi, Zainab Bubakr and Alfarisi, Hamad and Ibrahim, Muhammad (2021) Obesity and male infertility. Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences, 10 (5). pp. 282-288. E-ISSN 2277-1808 https://bepls.com/bepls_april2021/34a.pdf
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topic RB Pathology
RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
spellingShingle RB Pathology
RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
Hamad Zubi, Zainab Bubakr
Alfarisi, Hamad
Ibrahim, Muhammad
Obesity and male infertility
description Obesity is an excessive accumulation of fat in the human body to the level that adversely affects his health. The increase in infertility cases occurs in parallel with the increase in the prevalence of obesity. A common finding in several previous studies is the inverse relationship between body mass index and male fertility. Obesity correlates negatively with semen volume, total sperm count, sperm concentration, vitality, normal morphology and motility. It increases sperm with DNA fragmentation. Obesity also reduces inhibin B and testosterone, elevates leptin and serum oestrogens, alters prolactin secretion and suppresses hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. The increase in the prevalence of obesity calls for greater awareness of its effects on male fertility, better understanding of underlying pathophysiology, and determination of suitable treatment
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author Hamad Zubi, Zainab Bubakr
Alfarisi, Hamad
Ibrahim, Muhammad
author_facet Hamad Zubi, Zainab Bubakr
Alfarisi, Hamad
Ibrahim, Muhammad
author_sort Hamad Zubi, Zainab Bubakr
title Obesity and male infertility
title_short Obesity and male infertility
title_full Obesity and male infertility
title_fullStr Obesity and male infertility
title_full_unstemmed Obesity and male infertility
title_sort obesity and male infertility
publisher Academy for Environment and Life Sciences
publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/98365/7/98365_Obesity%20and%20male%20infertility.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/98365/
https://bepls.com/bepls_april2021/34a.pdf
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