Decreased sperm motility is associated with air pollution in Salt Lake City Ahmad Hammoud, M.D., M.P.H., Douglass T. Carrell, Ph.D., H.C.L.D., Mark Gibson, M.D., Matt Sanderson, B.S., Kirtly Parker-Jones, M.D., C. Matthew Peterson, M.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 93, Issue 6, Pages 1875-1879 (April 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.089 Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Correlation between current monthly PM 2.5 levels and current sperm parameters. The black lines represent the PM 2.5 values. Notice the increased levels of PM 2.5 during winter. (A) Correlation between PM 2.5 and sperm morphology. There is a reduction in sperm morphology that chronologically correlates with the increase in PM 2.5 values (r = –0.076; P=0.018). (B) Correlation between PM 2.5 and sperm motility. There is a delayed reduction in sperm motility in the 2 months that follow the increase in PM 2.5 values, (r = –0.330; P=0.009). (C) Correaltion between PM 2.5 and sperm concentration. There is no correlation between sperm concentration and PM 2.5 values. Fertility and Sterility 2010 93, 1875-1879DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.089) Copyright © 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions