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Serum Concentrations of Estradiol and Free T4 Are Inversely Correlated with Sperm DNA Damage in Men from an Infertility Clinic



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    Sperm DNA damage adversely affects male fertility and contributes to poorer embryo development and lower pregnancy rates. Endogenous hormones are critical to spermatogenesis and maintenance of male reproductive function, and likely play an important role in human sperm DNA integrity, but this relationship is not fully understood. The present study measured serum hormone levels and sperm DNA damage with the neutral comet assay in 362 male partners of infertile couples. When adjusting for sperm concentration and other potential confounding variables in multiple linear regression, serum estradiol and free T4 levels were inversely associated with sperm DNA damage. Among other statistically significant associations that were observed, an interquartile range (IQR) increase in estradiol was associated with a 6.3% decline (95% confidence interval -9.7%, -2.9%) in comet extent and a 16.2% (-22.4%, -9.2%) decline in the percentage of DNA in the comet tail (Tail%), while an IQR increase in free T4 was associated with a 24.4% (-31.5%, -17.4%) decline in Tail%. Likewise, in multiple logistic regression, men in the highest estradiol quartile had an 81% reduced risk of having a comet extent value in the highest quartile compared to men in the lowest estradiol quartile. Men in the highest free T4 quartile had 92% decreased odds of being categorized in the highest Tail% quartile compared to men in the lowest free T4 quartile. These results suggest estradiol and free T4 may have a protective effect against sperm DNA damage, but future mechanistic and epidemiologic studies are needed to confirm these findings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0196-3635
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    379-388
  • Volume:
    29
  • Issue:
    4
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20057801
  • Citation:
    J Androl 2008 Jul-Aug; 29(4):379-388
  • Contact Point Address:
    Dr. John Meeker, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 6635 SPH Tower, 109 S Observatory St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
  • Email:
    meekerj@umich.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2008
  • Performing Organization:
    Harvard School of Public Health
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Journal of Andrology
  • End Date:
    20280630
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    urn:sha-512:c26f924107b5c8f04f233c7eacb12d8cb80c429747f4cb30f1e5abaefd9df30f35a88c446330c3daa9c3b96277675cbf7de4f2e96a2c62b82d5f6eaef78a0a14
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