Imperial College London
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ProfessorWaljitDhillo

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction

Professor of Endocrinology & Metabolism
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 3487w.dhillo Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Suzanne Wheeler +44 (0)20 7594 3487

 
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Location

 

6N6ECommonwealth BuildingHammersmith Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Jayasena:2020:10.1111/cen.14213,
author = {Jayasena, CN and Sharma, A and Abbara, A and Rong, L and White, CJ and Hoskin, SG and Khanjani, S and Crawford, MJ and Ramsay, JW and Minhas, S and Dhillo, WS},
doi = {10.1111/cen.14213},
journal = {Clinical Endocrinology},
pages = {312--321},
title = {Burdens and awareness of adverse self-reported lifestyle factors in men with sub-fertility: a cross-sectional study in 1149 men.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cen.14213},
volume = {93},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: There are no current pharmacological therapies to improve sperm quality in men with sub-fertility. Reducing the exposure to lifestyle risk factor (LSF) is currently the only intervention for improving sperm quality in men with sub-fertility. No previous study has investigated what proportion of men with sub-fertility are exposed to adverse lifestyle factors. Furthermore, it is not known to what extent men with sub-fertility are aware of lifestyle factors potentially adversely impacting their fertility. METHODS: A cross-sectional anonymous questionnaire-based study on self-reported exposure and awareness of LSF was conducted in 1149 male partners of couples investigated for sub-fertility in a tertiary andrology centre in London, UK. RESULTS: Seventy-percent of men investigated for sub-fertility had ≥1 LSF, and twenty-nine-percent had ≥2 LSF. Excessive alcohol consumption was the most common LSF (40% respondents). Seventeen-percent of respondents used recreational drugs (RD) regularly, but only 32% of RD users believed RD impair male fertility. Twenty-five-percent of respondents were smokers, which is higher than the UK average (20%). Twenty-seven percent of respondents had a waist circumference (WC) >36inches (91cm), and 4% had WC >40inches (102cm). Seventy-nine-percent of respondents wanted further lifestyle education to improve their fertility. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that men with sub-fertility are: (1) exposed to one or more LSF; (2) have incomplete education about how LSF may cause male sub-fertility; (3) want more education about reducing LSF. Further studies are needed to investigate the potential of enhanced education of men about LSF to treat couples with sub-fertility.
AU  - Jayasena,CN
AU  - Sharma,A
AU  - Abbara,A
AU  - Rong,L
AU  - White,CJ
AU  - Hoskin,SG
AU  - Khanjani,S
AU  - Crawford,MJ
AU  - Ramsay,JW
AU  - Minhas,S
AU  - Dhillo,WS
DO  - 10.1111/cen.14213
EP  - 321
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 0300-0664
SP  - 312
TI  - Burdens and awareness of adverse self-reported lifestyle factors in men with sub-fertility: a cross-sectional study in 1149 men.
T2  - Clinical Endocrinology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cen.14213
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32362009
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cen.14213
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/84521
VL  - 93
ER  -
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