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- The study aimed to determine if exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the environment is linked to sperm aneuploidy (abnormal number of chromosomes in sperm).
- It involved 181 men from an infertility clinic, all of whom had normal to slightly low sperm concentrations.
- The cross-sectional design allows for the analysis of data at a single point in time to assess potential associations between PAH exposure and reproductive health.
Article Abstract
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was associated with sperm aneuploidy. A sample of 181 men who attended an infertility clinic for diagnostic purposes and who had a normal semen concentration of 20-300×106 spermatozoa mL-1 or slight oligozoospermia (semen concentration of 15-20×106 spermatozoa mL-1;
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