RT - Journal Article T1 - Sperm abnormalities: Adverse effects of thyroid dysfunction JF - Ilam-University-of-Medical-Sciences YR - 2018 JO - Ilam-University-of-Medical-Sciences VO - 5 IS - 1 UR - http://jbrms.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-354-en.html SP - 47 EP - 50 K1 - Infertility K1 - Semen K1 - Sperm abnormality K1 - Hypothyroidism K1 - Hyperthyroidism AB - Introduction: Despite the importance of thyroid hormones in reproduction, there are only a few studies that focus on male infertility. The objective of this study was to evaluate semen parameters in patients with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. Materials and methods: Totally, 28 patients with thyroid disorders were evaluated for the semen parameters. Serum TSH and T4 concentrations were measured by ELISA. Complete semen analyses were performed based on WHO. Results: Pathozoospermia was seen in 32.14% of our patients. Two hyperthyroid patients and seven hypothyroid patients suffered sperm defects. None of pathozoospermia patients showed an alone sperm defects. Sperm multiple anomalies were our main findings. Conclusion: It seems that sperm characterizes strongly were affected. Although, we have a limited sample size, but sperm multiple abnormalities made our interest findings. LA eng UL http://jbrms.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-354-en.html M3 10.29252/jbrms.5.1.47 ER -