Endocrine Abstracts

Considered as the biggest public health problem, the pandemic growth of obesity is associated to decline of male fertility potential over the last 50 years. Thus far, the effect of weight loss on semen parameters is still controversial and poorly understood. In this study we report the effect of significant weight loss on semen parameters of two obese men with metabolic syndrome. The patients followed to a very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) according to a commercial weigh...

Sao Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil and its huge number of vehicles contributes for a higher concentration of air pollutants that may interfere in human fertility. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of air pollution of vehicular origin on hormonal and seminal parameters of traffic controllers. Clinical history, physical examination (testicular volume, presence of varicocele, cryptorchidism, malformations), hormonal (estradiol, LH, FSH and total testo...