Evaluation of relationship between body-mass index and spermiogram parameters in subfertile males

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body-mass index and spermiogram parameters in subfertile maleparameters in male partner of the infertile couples. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in Infertility Research and Treatment Center of a University Hospital. Hospital records of male partner of 102 infertile couple was considered and patients who had factors possibly had a negative effect on the results of the sperm analysis as chemical agent exposure and systemic disease were excluded, and a total of 94 patients included in the study after this evaluation. These 94 patients were divided in two groups (body-mass index and #8804;25 and body-mass index >25) and results of the sperm analysis were compared between two groups as primary out-come of the study. These 94 patients were divided in two groups (body-mass index and #8804;30 and body-mass index >30) and results of the sperm analysis were compared as secondary out-come of the study. Results: The mean age (+/-standart deviation) of the 94 cases included in the study was 34.44+/-5.58. Distribution of the basal demographic characteristics of the cases according to the body-mass index were similar. Results of the statistical analysis based on the cut-off values of overweight (>25) and obese (>30) were similar in terms of volum, likefaction, total sperm count and total motile sperm count. Conclusion: There was no relationship between body-mass index and sperm parameters calculating by conventional sperm analysis. [Cukurova Med J 2016; 41(2.000): 299-303]

Keywords

• Infertility
• Body-mass index
• obese
• overweight
• sperm analysis