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- Title
The effects of tobacco consumption on paternity rates of adults with a history of cryptorchidism.
- Authors
Fernández Atuan, Rafael; Calleja Aguayo, Elena; Estors Sastre, Blanca; Álvarez García, Natalia; Siles Hinojosa, Alexander; Bragagnini Rodríguez, Paolo; Gracia Romero, Jesus
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To determine the effect of tobacco consumption on paternity rates in men with a history of cryptorchidism. To compare the paternity rates between formerly unilateral, bilateral cryptorchid smokers, and nonsmokers.<bold>Methods: </bold>A retrospective cohort study of 153 men who had undergone orchiopexy between 1961 and 1985 at the Miguel Servet University Hospital (116 unilateral and 37 bilateral) and a control group of 100 men were evaluated by review of medical records and a questionnaire.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of 197 men filled the questionnaire (76.7%). There was no difference in paternity rates between smokers compared to nonsmokers (P = 0.21). In the unilateral cryptorchid men (ULC) group, there is no difference in paternity rates when compared with the controls (P = 0.079) or when comparing ULC smokers to ULC nonsmokers (P = 0.35). In the bilateral cryptorchid men (BLC) group, there is no difference in paternity rates when compared to controls (P = 0.075) or when comparing BLC smokers to BLC nonsmokers (P = 0.36). When comparing according to consumption, there is no difference between mild, moderate or heavy smoker cases and controls.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>There is no difference in paternity rates between men with a history of cryptorchidism that consume tobacco compared to nonsmokers or controls. More studies are needed to determine the impact of tobacco consumption in formerly cryptorchid men.
- Subjects
UNIVERSITY of Colorado Hospital; PATERNITY; TOBACCO; CRYPTORCHISM; UNIVERSITY hospitals; ADULTS
- Publication
Pediatric Surgery International, 2020, Vol 36, Issue 2, p241
- ISSN
0179-0358
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00383-019-04598-8