The Effect of Heroin Addiction on Human Sperm Parameters, Histone-To-Protamine Transition, and Serum Sexual Hormone Levels.

CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that heroin consumption affect sperm maturities such as histone-to-protamine ratio and impair semen profile in general and particularly sperm morphology and motility. Heroin may be considered as one of the idiopathic male infertility reason.
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Source: Urology Journal - September 11, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Nazmara Z, Najafi M, Rezaei-Mojaz S, Movahedin M, Zandiyeh Z, Shirinbayan P, Roshanpajouh M, Asgari HR, Hosseini Jafari Lavasani L, Koruji M Tags: Urol J Source Type: research