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- Title
Dioxins in the semen of men with infertility.
- Authors
Galimova, E.; Amirova, Z.; Galimov, Sh.
- Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to assess ejaculate contamination by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans in male infertility. The database of 168 infertile and 49 fertile men was included in the study. Dioxin content was determined using gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC/HRMS). In the ejaculate of infertile men, the content of dioxins and furans was 2.2-2.3 times higher than in fertile donors. The maximum level of the most toxic dioxin congener was detected in pathospermia. Contamination of semen of infertile men by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans supports the hypothesis about the relationship between environmental factors and reproductive health.
- Subjects
TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; EXOCRINE secretions; MALE infertility; TOXICOLOGY of dioxins; GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS); MALE reproductive health
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2015, Vol 22, Issue 19, p14566
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-014-3109-z