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Article: High BMI may cause oligospermia in some.(Gynecology)
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- OB GYN News
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- November 15, 2005
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MONTREAL -- Men who are overweight or obese have reduced serum testosterone levels, "which may help explain idiopathic oligospermia," according to William E. Roudebush, Ph.D.
In his study of 90 men, "there was a substantial and significant reduction in testosterone of roughly 25%, regardless [of whether] they were overweight or obese," said Dr. Roudebush, who presented his findings at the joint annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society.
"Rather than infertility therapy, maybe something as simple as weight reduction could work," he said in an interview. "Medical literature states ...