IMPACT OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AND ALCOHOL INTAKE ON MALE INFERTILITY

Authors

  • ARUL AMUTHA ELIZABETH Department of Pharmacology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
  • KALAISELVI V S Department of Biochemistry, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
  • PRABHU K Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
  • PRASHANTH KRISHNA Final year Student,Sree Ramachandra Medical College, Chennai, India.
  • PRASANA VENKATESH E Third year Student, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India.
  • KAVIMANI .M Department of Anatomy, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, India.

Keywords:

cigarette smoking ,asthenozoospermia , teratoszoospermia, oligospermia, Chronic alcohol consumption

Abstract

Chronic alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking adversely affect male reproductive health.  This work highlights the influence of  both on the sperm quality of infertile male partners. This prospective study was conducted on semen samples of  alcoholics- (Group1), smokers-(Group2),  habit of both-(Group-3), controls-(Group4). Samples were analysed following WHO guidelines including the percentage of teratoszoospermia, asthenozoospermia , oligospermia and their combination. F-test was done between alcoholics, smokers, and both smokers and alcoholics with controls using SPSS. Teratozoospermia and asthenozoospermia dominated in Group1 whereas asthenozoospermia and oligospermia dominated in Group2. Oligospermia dominated in group 3 and as the age advances all the three variables dominated in group2 and 3. Alcohol intake affects sperm morphology and motility, whereas smoking affects sperm concentration and motility. Progressive deterioration in semen quality is related to increasing quantity of cigarette smoking than alcohol intake.

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31.12.2013

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ARUL AMUTHA ELIZABETH, KALAISELVI V S, PRABHU K, PRASHANTH KRISHNA, PRASANA VENKATESH E, & KAVIMANI .M. (2013). IMPACT OF CIGARETTE SMOKING AND ALCOHOL INTAKE ON MALE INFERTILITY. International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 4(4), 513–518. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/2897

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Volume 4, Issue 4, 2013

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