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ReviewArab journal of urology2025

Obesity and male infertility - a tenuous relationship: Facts discerned for the busy clinicians.

Lucia Rocco, Ramadan Saleh, Asli Metin Mahmutoglu, Rupin Shah, Ashok Agarwal

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Review in Arab journal of urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lucia RoccoDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania 'L. Vanvitelli', Caserta, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-4798
Ramadan SalehGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0503-3533
Asli Metin MahmutogluGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6213-6286
Rupin ShahGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7868-5949
Ashok AgarwalGlobal Andrology Forum, Global Andrology Foundation, Moreland Hills, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-1026

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is a common health problem affecting over a third of the population worldwide. Obesity has been correlated with many diseases, including cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, cancer, brain degeneration, and premature aging. In men, obesity can also cause issues like erectile dysfunction, poor sperm quality, and prostate problems. Factors like high insulin levels, chronic inflammation, and oxidative stress may play a role in how obesity affects male fertility. Obesity can disrupt the male reproductive system by changing hormone levels, affecting sperm production, and causing problems with metabolism. This can result in a reduction of sperm count, motility, and normal forms. Obesity can also cause sperm DNA fragmentation, increase cell death, and impact the genetic information that can be passed on to future generations. This narrative review explores how obesity impacts male reproductive health and fertility, as well as possible treatment options like weight management, lifestyle changes, medications, and alternative therapies.

Indexed as

Male infertilityMediterranean dietobesityoxidative stresssemen quality

Identifiers

PMID40747472
PMCPMC12308875

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