title: Male cigarette smoking and fecundity in couples attending an infertility clinic.
abstract: The relationship between male cigarette smoking and fertility was studied for 330 couples attending an infertility clinic. 59% did not smoke, 10% smoked between 1 and 5 per day, 8% smoked between 6 and 10 per day, 16% smoked 11-20 per day and 7% smoked more than 20 per day. There was no significant association between smoking and any semen parameter. 138 men had a female partner who was apparently normal. There was no significant difference in smoking habits between the 'normal' and 'abnormal' female groups. Couples were followed-up for up to 32 months. Nineteen women had a treatment independent conception within the 'normal' female group. There was no significant association between the number of cigarettes smoked and the fertility outcome.
authors.affiliation: Harris Birthright Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Jessop Hospital for Women, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Dunphy
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Barratt
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: von Tongelen
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013081:Sperm Motility