JAMA Internal Medicine: Male Reproductive Medicine Topic Collection http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:48:33 GMT Silverchair editor@archinte.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archinte.jamanetwork.com Obesity and Increased Risk for Oligozoospermia and Azoospermia http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1108774 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Sermondade N, Faure C, Fezeu L, et al. <span class="paragraphSection">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 reports but not documented by others. 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.</span> 172 5 440 442 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1382 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1108774