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A1 Sermondade N, Faure C, Fezeu L, Lévy R, Czernichow S, Obesity-Fertility Collaborative Group a
T1 OBesity and increased risk for oligozoospermia and azoospermia
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD March 12
VO 172
IS 5
SP 440
OP 442
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1382
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1382
AB 
The global obesity epidemic parallels a decrease in male fertility. Yet, the association between body mass index (BMI) and sperm parameters remains controversial. A negative correlation between BMI and sperm concentration or total sperm count was shown by several reports1- 2 but not documented by others.3- 4 The purpose of this report was to update the level of evidence on the association between BMI and sperm count through a systematic review and meta-analysis.