Lifestyle and demographic factors associated with human semen quality and sperm function.

In conclusion, DFI and TSC were the most sensitive semen parameters for demographic and lifestyle features, whereas age had more influence on semen parameters than other demographic and lifestyle features. ABBREVIATIONS: BMI: body mass index; SA: semen analysis; AR: acrosome reaction; DFI: DNA fragmentation index; GAM: generalized additive model; TSC: total sperm count; TMC: total motile sperm count; IUI: intrauterine insemination; SCSA: sperm chromatin structure assay; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; CBAVD: congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens; NEQAS: national external quality assessment service; HTF: human tubal fluid; HSA: human serum albumin. PMID: 30033774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Syst Biol Reprod Med Source Type: research