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Archives of Andrology
Journal of Reproductive Systems
Volume 27, 1991 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Effect of Smoking on Concentration, Motility and Zona-Free Hamster Test on Human Sperm

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Pages 51-54 | Received 19 Mar 1991, Accepted 04 Apr 1991, Published online: 09 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The effect of smoking on sperm concentration, motility, and zona-free hamster egg sperm penetration assay (SPA) was evaluated in 293 smokers of more than 10 cigarettes/day and 382 nonsmokers. Prerequisites for inclusion in the study were sperm concentration of > 10 × 106/ml, sperm motility of >30%, and normal morphology of >60%. Although a lower sperm concentration was found in smokers, no significant difference was observed in sperm motility and SPA.

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