title: [Sperm quality in smokers and nonsmokers among infertile families].
abstract: In 169 men from infertile couples were investigated the following sperm parameters--concentration, motility, morphology, in order to find the possible influence of smoking on sperm quality. The percentage of men with deviations from normal sperm motility is significantly higher among smokers (35.65%) in comparison with the non-smokers group (20.04%), p < 0.05. We found a higher percentage of men with changes in sperm morphology among smokers (40.00%) in comparison with non smokers. As for the concentration of spermatozoa, no significant difference was found between the two groups. We came to the conclusion that there exists a trend of increase of the percentage of men with deviations in motility and morphology with the increase of the cigarettes smoked per day.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moskova
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Popov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Kachestvo na spermata pri pushchi i nepushachi ot infertilni semeĭstva.