Changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in Northern Norway over past 20 years (1993–2012)
Semen quality plays a pivotal role in sustaining the fertility rate and healthy population growth. Therefore, assessment of temporal trends in the semen quality provides valuable public health information. We analyzed the semen quality parameters of 5739 North Norwegian men among consecutive couples...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/2058915816633539 2023-05-15T17:39:21+02:00 Changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in Northern Norway over past 20 years (1993–2012) Basnet, Purusotam Hansen, Sissel A Olaussen, Inger K Hentemann, Martha A Acharya, Ganesh 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2058915816633539 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2058915816633539 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/2058915816633539 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Reproductive Biotechnology and Fertility volume 5, page 205891581663353 ISSN 2058-9158 2058-9158 General Medicine journal-article 2016 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/2058915816633539 2022-09-21T19:48:42Z Semen quality plays a pivotal role in sustaining the fertility rate and healthy population growth. Therefore, assessment of temporal trends in the semen quality provides valuable public health information. We analyzed the semen quality parameters of 5739 North Norwegian men among consecutive couples attending the fertility clinic of University Hospital of North Norway for investigation and/or treatment from 1993 to 2012. The seminal fluid volume, sperm concentration, and total sperm count were found to have gradually decreased during the past 20 years. The proportion of hypospermic, azoospermic, and oligozoospermic men had increased by 24.6% ( p < 0.001), 109.5% ( p < 0.001), and 9.5% ( p = 0.05), respectively, in the last decade (2003–2012) compared to the first decade (1993–2002). The parameters of semen quality are rapidly deteriorating in North Norwegian men seeking fertility treatment. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Norway Northern Norway SAGE Publications (via Crossref) Norway Journal of Reproductive Biotechnology and Fertility 5 205891581663353 |
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Semen quality plays a pivotal role in sustaining the fertility rate and healthy population growth. Therefore, assessment of temporal trends in the semen quality provides valuable public health information. We analyzed the semen quality parameters of 5739 North Norwegian men among consecutive couples attending the fertility clinic of University Hospital of North Norway for investigation and/or treatment from 1993 to 2012. The seminal fluid volume, sperm concentration, and total sperm count were found to have gradually decreased during the past 20 years. The proportion of hypospermic, azoospermic, and oligozoospermic men had increased by 24.6% ( p < 0.001), 109.5% ( p < 0.001), and 9.5% ( p = 0.05), respectively, in the last decade (2003–2012) compared to the first decade (1993–2002). The parameters of semen quality are rapidly deteriorating in North Norwegian men seeking fertility treatment. |
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Basnet, Purusotam Hansen, Sissel A Olaussen, Inger K Hentemann, Martha A Acharya, Ganesh |
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Changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in Northern Norway over past 20 years (1993–2012) |
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Changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in Northern Norway over past 20 years (1993–2012) |
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Changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in Northern Norway over past 20 years (1993–2012) |
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Changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in Northern Norway over past 20 years (1993–2012) |
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Changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in Northern Norway over past 20 years (1993–2012) |
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changes in the semen quality among 5739 men seeking infertility treatment in northern norway over past 20 years (1993–2012) |
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