Effect of Low-dose Lead on Semen Quality and Sperm's DNA Integrity in Adult Male Mice.

الملخص

Human fertility had been found to decline over time [1]. Moreover, it was noticed that there is a worl dwide decline in male semen quality. We can conclude that even with lower lead concentration and not only with the higher BLL, significant reduction was noticed in epididymal sperms concentration, motility, morphology and vitality. Detecting sperm DNA fragmentation by SCD technique, which is up to our knowledge was used for the first time in Iraq, indicates significant increase with the higher lead dose, i.e. with BLL of 28µg/dL.