Australian Concept Infertility Medical Center

  Table of Contents   Introduction: 3 Smoking: 3 Alcohol: 3 Obesity: 4 Recreational Drug Use: 4 Genital Heat Stress: 5 Psychological Stress: 5 Occupational And Environmental Factors: 6 Endocrine Disruptor Compounds: 6 Heavy Metals: 7 References: 8     Introduction: Male infertility refers to fertile females who are unable to cause pregnancy. In humans, it accounts for 40-50% of infertility. It affects about 7%of all men. Male infertility is usually due to defects in semen, the quality of which is used as an alternative measure of male fertility. Factors of particular attention in the scientific literature are recognized health risks such as smoking, alcohol and obesity. Other factors are also being considered in the literature, including drug use, genital heat stress, psychological stress and cellular telephone. These factors receive much less attention and the evidence for their impact on semen quality and male ferti...