EFFECTS OF CHRONIC TOBACCO CONSUMPTION ON MALE FERTILITY

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594272419038

• Palavras-chave: Spermogram. Infertility. Tobacco

• Keywords: Spermogram. Infertility. Tobacco

• Abstract:

  Introduction: smoking is one of the biggest challenges in the health sector, due to its high prevalence of use, as well as the harmful effects it causes on the human body. As its use is progressing, it is important to understand its impact on human reproduction and the health risks. Objectives: the present study aimed to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative effect of tobacco on seminal parameters in a given population, guiding the individual regarding the harm to male fertility resulting from tobacco use. Material and methods: the study included the analysis of the spermogram of 24 volunteer individuals, 12 of whom were heavy smokers and 12 were non-smokers. All participants signed an Informed Consent Form before semen collection, which was carried out at home to avoid embarrassment, and also completed a questionnaire containing information such as period of sexual abstinence, date and time of sample collection and use of medications that could interfere with the results, each of which received collection instructions as recommended by the World Health Organization. Number of the approval opinion by the research ethics committee of the José do Rosário Vellano University: 235,429. Results: smoker volunteers had changes in the sample in parameters such as vitality, viscosity, liquefaction, concentration and motility, important components for normal male reproductive functioning. Conclusion: the study proved that these changes caused by smoking can interfere with a man's reproductive capacity, becoming a more significant situation when applied to the universe of infertile couples.