Regional Variations in Semen Quality of Community‐Dwelling Young Men From Flanders Are Not Paralleled by Hormonal Indices of Testicular Function

ABSTRACT: Epidemiological studies of sperm quality are hampered by problems such as low participation rates and poor comparability of results due to methodological differences in semen analysis. More objective sperm quality‐related serum markers would facilitate worldwide comparisons of male reproductive status. Our objectives were to investigate to what extent a set of hormonal indices of testicular function, previously established in a clinical setting, could predict regional variations in seminal parameters in men from the general population. We recruited 101 men aged 20–40 years from two r... Mehr ...