Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Kay, V. J
Right arrow Articles by Barratt, C. L R
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Complore   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

Male obesity: impact on fertility

Vanessa J Kay

Assisted Conception Unit and Developmental Biology Group, Division of Maternal and Child Health Sciences, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 9SY, UK, vanessa.kay{at}nhs.net

Christopher L R Barratt

Assisted Conception Unit and Developmental Biology Group, Division of Maternal and Child Health Sciences, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, DD1 9SY, UK

Obesity has been shown to adversely affect male fertility, by reducing spermatogenesis. There are several aetiological theories including endocrine abnormalities, genetic, sexual dysfunction and testicular hyperthermia. Of these, endocrine abnormalities are likely to be the most important, involving increased oestrogen and increased insulin resistance, reduced androgens and reduced inhibin B levels. Possible management options include weight reduction by dieting or surgery and medical treatment to correct specific endocrine abnormalities, but as yet none has been proven to be effective.

Key Words: fertility • male obesity • reproduction • spermatogenesis

The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 9, No. 5, 237-241 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1474651409343132
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Complore Complore   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular DiseaseHome page
T. A Mahmood
Influences of excess adiposity on reproductive function
The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, September 1, 2009; 9(5): 197 - 199.
[PDF]