Routine assessment of occupational exposure and its relation to semen quality in infertile men: a cross-sectional study.

@article{Daoud2017RoutineAO,
  title={Routine assessment of occupational exposure and its relation to semen quality in infertile men: a cross-sectional study.},
  author={Salima Daoud and Afifa Sellami and Mehdi Bouassida and Sahbi Kebaili and Leila Ammar Keskes and Tarek Rebai and Nozha Chakroun Feki},
  journal={Turkish journal of medical sciences},
  year={2017},
  volume={47 3},
  pages={
          902-907
        }
}
BACKGROUND/AIM Concerns about the detrimental effects of occupational and environmental exposure on male reproductive function have been raised by reports of declining sperm quality over the last decades. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between altered semen parameters and exposure to occupational risk factors as assessed by questionnaire. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study among a population of 2122 men who underwent… 
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