Almost 1/3 of infertile men at increased risk of metabolic diseases as they age

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Source:  European Association of Urology | Summary: Men with fertility problems are at increased risk of metabolic diseases as they age, according to new research.

"Men with fertility problems are at increased risk of metabolic diseases as they age, according to work being presented at the European Association of Urology conference in Munich*.

Around fifteen percent of all couples experience infertility, and in around half of these cases this is due to male infertility. Men with poor semen quality have been shown to have a decreased life expectancy, but the cause are unknown and no biochemical markers or prevention strategies have been developed. 

Now a group of Swedish researchers have measured the levels of sex hormones and other biochemical parameters in infertile men, and have shown that many of them are at risk of hypogonadism (low levels of sex hormones) as well as signs of metabolic disease and osteoporosis.

The group took 192 men with a low sperm count, who were attending the Reproductive Medicine Centre at Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, and compared them with 199 age-matched controls. They compared sex hormone levels between the groups, as well as other markers such as bone mineral density (which indicates risk of osteoporosis) and HbA1c (a biomarker for diabetes)..."

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160314085049.htm