A prospective study was performed in the Reproduction Center of Ichikawa General Hospital (Chiba, Japan) to assess the relationship between dyslipidaemia and sperm quality and serum hormone levels in male patients in Japan.
The semen parameters and blood samples were assessed in relation to several variables, including body mass index (BMI) and serum triglyceride (TG) levels. Between 2011 and 2012, 167 male partners of infertile couples aged 22-46 years (mean: 36.5 years) were referred to the reproduction centre. In total, 66 patients (39.5%) had hypertriglyceridaemia (TG level ≥ 150 mg dl(-1) ). There was no significant relationship between serum TG levels and sperm concentration or motility; however, the serum TG level was positively associated with the sperm morphological traits. Furthermore, the serum levels of glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic pyruvic transaminase were associated with the serum TG levels. By contrast, a negative relationship between serum testosterone and TG levels was discovered.
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Hagiuda J, Ishikawa H, Furuuchi T, Hanawa Y, Marumo K. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Ichikawa General Hospital, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan.
Reference: Andrologia. 2012 Dec 22. Epub ahead of print.
doi: 10.1111/and.12057
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23278423
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