Abstract

The objective of the present study was to investigate semen quality of infertile smokers and non-smokers including Benzo[a]Pyrene-7,8-diol-9,10 epoxide (BPDE)-DNA adduct formation and acrosome status of sperm cells. Semen quality parameters were analyzed according to 2010 World Health Organization criteria in 122 non-smokers and 125 cigarette smokers attending tertiary health care centre in Barak Valley of Assam, India followed by BPDE-DNA adduct formation and acrosome status test. A significant decline was found in sperm concentration, progressive motility, morphology in smokers (p

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