Publications by authors named "Antoine B Hannoun"
The aim of this study was to review the existing literature on the effect of war on female and male fertility. A MEDLINE search for studies that included participants defined as infertile because they were unsuccessful in achieving a pregnancy after a year and studies that assessed the effect of war on semen parameters and menstrual dysfunction were performed. Twenty articles were included in this review.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case-control study was conducted to examine whether occupational or environmental exposures, particularly to heavy metals, are associated with male infertility in Lebanon, a war-torn country with a history of environmental degradation. Seventy-four infertile cases and 76 fertile controls were selected from 2 major fertility clinics in Beirut. Data collection involved risk-factor interviews, semen analysis, and blood collection for heavy metal analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the effect of the Lebanese civil war on sperm parameters.
Design: Retrospective review of patient records.
Setting: Males providing semen samples at a university laboratory.
Objective: To investigate the long-term impacts of the 15-year Lebanese civil war on male infertility.
Design: Clinic-based, case-control study, using reproductive history and risk factor interview data and laboratory-based semen analysis.
Setting: Two IVF clinics in Beirut, Lebanon, during an 8-month period (January-August 2003).
Objective: To study the effect of a short period of war on the menstrual cycles of exposed women.
Methods: Six months after a 16-day war, women in exposed villages aged 15-45 years were asked to complete a questionnaire relating to their menstrual history at the beginning, 3 months after, and 6 months after the war. A control group, not exposed to war, was also interviewed.