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The Impact of Obesity on Some Reproductive Hormones in Infertile Men | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Embryos and Infertility Researches | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 44-51 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mahdi Abdulwahed Mahdi; Ruwaidah Fawziy Khaleel; Mutaz Sabah Ahmeid | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Obesity, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health .The effects of obesity on male reproduction have been less well studied than those on female reproduction, but there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that obesity has an adverse effect on male reproduction However, a little is known about the effect of obesity on male reproductive system and infertility. Infertility is defined as inability to achieve conception within one year. It has not yet been clearly established how excess adiposity relates to the biological changes that underlie male infertility, although there are several theories worth exploring. The endocrine abnormalities associated with obesity in women are well known with an increase in androgen metabolism and changing in reproductive hormones in over weight and obese men. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Obesity; Reproductive Hormones; Infertile Men | ||
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