Trans-fatty acid levels in sperm are associated with sperm concentration among men from an infertility clinic.
We measured the sperm fatty acid composition using gas chromatography in anonymized semen samples of 33 men undergoing infertility evaluation at an academic medical center. Trans-fatty acids were present in human sperm and were related inversely to sperm concentration (r = -0.44).
Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. jchavarr@hsph.harvard.edu
Jorge E
JE
Chavarro
Jeremy
J
Furtado
Thomas L
TL
Toth
Jennifer
J
Ford
Myra
M
Keller
Hannia
H
Campos
Russ
R
Hauser
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010865:Pilot Projects; D055101:Semen Analysis / Q000379:methods; D013076:Sperm Count; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D044242:Trans Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
D044242:Trans Fatty Acids