Exercise improved semen quality and reproductive hormone levels in sedentary obese adults
| Autor: | Ignacio Rosety, Antonio Diaz, Natalia García, Manuel Rosety-Rodriguez, Francisco Brenes-Martín, Miguel Angel Rosety, J.M. Rosety, Marco Bernardi, Francisco Javier Ordonez, María Teresa Pery |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Infertility Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Urology Physical fitness Medicine (miscellaneous) Physiology Semen Semen analysis 03 medical and health sciences Semen quality 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Medicine Aerobic exercise Humans Testosterone Obesity Gonadal Steroid Hormones Exercise Aerobic training 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Nutrition and Dietetics medicine.diagnostic_test Sperm Count business.industry semen medicine.disease Exercise Therapy Semen Analysis 030104 developmental biology Endocrinology obesity aerobic training testosterone Sperm Motility Sedentary Behavior business Luteinizing hormone Hormone |
| Zdroj: | Nutrición Hospitalaria v.34 n.3 2017 SciELO España. Revistas Científicas Españolas de Ciencias de la Salud instname |
| ISSN: | 1699-5198 |
| Popis: | Introduction: From the previously published literature on the relationship between obesity and infertility, it is clear that male obesity negatively impacts semen quality. Accordingly, this study was conducted to determine whether regular exercise may improve semen quality in sedentary obese adults. Material and methods: Ninety obese adults were randomly allocated to the intervention (n = 45) or control group (n = 45). Participants in the intervention group performed a 16-week aerobic training program in a treadmill, three sessions per week, consisting of a warm-up (10-15 minutes), 35-50 minutes treadmill exercise (increasing five minutes per four weeks) at a work intensity of 50-65% of peak heart rate (increasing a 5% per four weeks) and cooling-down (5-10 minutes). Semen quality assessment included semen volume, sperm concentration and the percentages of progressive motility and normal morphology. Serum levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone and estradiol were determined by ELISA. Body composition and physical fitness were also assessed. Results: After the completion of the training program, sperm count, motility and normal morphology were significantly increased. A second key finding was that exercise improved reproductive hormone levels by increasing serum testosterone. Lastly, significant correlations were found between seminal outcomes and abdominal obesity. Conclusion: A short-term intervention program based on aerobic training improved semen quality in sedentary obese adults. This finding may be explained, at least in part, by an improvement of the reproductive hormone profile. |
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