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Volume 7 Issue 6 (June, 2019)

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The effect of tobacco consumption on semen quality of men undergoing infertility evaluation
Sandhya Sharma, Pooja Gandhi, Manjinder Kaur, Karunakar Kota

Introduction: Despite the efforts made in order to control tobacco consumption across the world, smoking and chewing is still common. It is considered as a prevalent hazardous social habit and is more common among men compared to women. Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of tobacco consumption on sperm quality and the related parameters such as sperm concentration, morphology and motility. Methods: A Single centric and cross sectional study was conducted at IVF center of Geetanjali Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur. A total of 120 infertile men, of age group 21-45 years were included in the study. A complete history including social habits like tobacco consumption, smoking and other diseases were obtained using a pre tested, semi structured questionnaire and semen analysis was performed for all participants. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software. Results: Semen analysis was done in 4 groups Ist control, IInd tobacco smokers, IIIrd tobacco chewers and IVth both habits. The concentration, motility and morphology of sperm were decreased as compared to control group and vitality of sperm was similarly decreased in chewers and both habits group than the smokers. Conclusion: It is concluded that tobacco consumption in any form has adverse effect on the semen parameters and thus affecting the male fertility.
Key words: Infertility, Semen Analysis, Sperm Concentration, Chewing, Smoking.

Received: 13 April, 2019                            Revised:  29 May 2019                             Accepted: 30 May 2019

Corresponding author: Manjinder Kaur, Department of Physiology, Geetanjali Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

This article may be cited as: SharmaS, Gandhi P, Kaur M, Kota K. The effect of tobacco consumption on semen quality of men undergoing infertility evaluation. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2019;7(6): 98-102.

 
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