SMOKING CAN HARM SPERM QUALITY: STUDY.
Men, take note! Cigarette smoking may significantly damage the DNA of your sperm and affect fertility as compared to non-smokers, a new study has warned.
Researchers also assessed 422 proteins in participants' sperm. One protein was absent, 27 proteins were under-represented, and 6 proteins were over-represented in smokers.
Analaysis of these proteins suggest that cigarette smoking may promote an inflammatory response in the male reproductive tract. "More and more studies are demonstrating a harmful effect of smoking on male fertility", said Dr. Ricardo Pimenta Bertolla, senior author of the syudy.
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