Cigarette smoking and male infertility
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Male infertility; Smoking; Tobacco; Semen; Sperm; Fertility Abstract Numerous studies have identified specific body systems affected by the hazardous effects of the cigarette smoking particularly the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. The effect of smoking on male reproduction has also been studied where semen quality was investigated in different cross-sectional studies including infertile patients with conflicting results. This article aimed to assess the relationship between smoking and male infertility. A review of published articles was carried out, using PubMed, medical subject heading (MSH) databases and Scopus engine excluding the effects of smoking outside male infertility.
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