Obesity and increased risk for oligozoospermia and azoospermia.

Nathalie Sermondade, Céline Faure, Léopold Fezeu, Rachel Lévy, Sébastien Czernichow

Journal: Archives of internal medicine 2012;172(5):440-442

PMID: 22412113

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Abstract

The global obesity epidemic parallels a decrease in male fertility. Yet, the association between body mass index (BMI) and sperm parameters remains controversial. A negative correlation between BMI and sperm concentration or total sperm count (TSC) was shown by several reports, but not documented by others. The purpose of this report was to update the level of evidence on the association between body mass index (BMI) and sperm count through a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Address: Service d'Histologie-Embryologie-Cytogénétique-CECOS, Hôpital Jean Verdier (AP-HP), 93143 Bondy, France.; Unité de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle, UMR U557 Inserm ; U1125 Inra ; Cnam ; Université Paris 13, CRNH IdF, 93017 Bobigny, France.; APHP ; Department of Nutrition, Ambroise Paré Hospital; University of Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, 9 avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1382

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MeSH Terms: Adult, Azoospermia, Body Mass Index, France, Humans, Incidence, Infertility, Male, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Oligospermia, Prognosis, Risk Assessment