The impact of body mass index on reproductive hormones, testosterone/estradiol ratio and semen parameters

Oztekin U., Caniklioğlu M., Sarı S., Gurel A., Selmi V., Işıkay L.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, vol.73, no.2, pp.226-230, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5173/ceju.2020.0020
  • Journal Name: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.226-230
  • Keywords: body mass index, reproductive hormones, sperm parameters, testosterone/estradiol ratio, male infertility, MALE OBESITY, INFERTILITY, QUALITY, BMI
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and sperm parameters and reproductive hormone levels in patients with no known risk factors for infertility.