Edward Wilson Ansah, Paul Obeng, Jacob Owusu Sarfo, Mustapha Amoadu
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Abstract
Background: While much research is available on the implications of environmental and occupational exposures to chemicals on infertility and sperm quality, less is known about the impact of psychosocial work exposures on male reproductive health, including sperm quality. Therefore, this scoping review maps evidence of the psychosocial work factors and their effects on male fertility, including sperm quality.
Methods: Searches were conducted in JSTOR, Central, PubMed, and Web of Science, with additional searches carried out in Google and Google Scholar. The study included only peer-reviewed articles published in the English language, conducted among male working population between January 1990 and January 2024. Two authors independently extracted data from eligible full-text records, which the other two authors reviewed the extracted data.
Results: The search conducted in the selected databases produced 1,322 records, and through a rigorous screening process, 18 full-text peer reviewed articles were included in this review. The findings about the influence of shift work, long working hours, and job strain on male fertility and sperm quality remain inconclusive. Unfortunately, job stress and cognitive weariness reduce male fertility by lowering sperm quality. Fortunately, social support at work is found to buffer the effect of high job demands on sperm quality. Moreover, workers who smoke tobacco, have poor sleep quality, and have history of depression and diabetes are more likely to suffer infertility and have poor sperm quality.
Conclusion: Workplace interventions are needed to match high job demands with adequate job resources such as social support, job control, adequate breaks and rest periods, and to encourage healthy lifestyles for improved reproductive health outcomes among male workers. More quality studies are needed to explore the influence of psychosocial working conditions on sperm quality.
背景:虽然有很多研究表明环境和职业接触化学品对不育和精子质量的影响,但对社会心理工作接触对男性生殖健康,包括精子质量的影响知之甚少。因此,这一范围审查地图的证据社会心理工作因素及其对男性生育能力的影响,包括精子质量。方法:在JSTOR、Central、PubMed和Web of Science中进行检索,并在谷歌和谷歌Scholar中进行附加检索。该研究仅包括1990年1月至2024年1月期间在男性工作人口中发表的同行评议的英语文章。两位作者独立地从合格的全文记录中提取数据,另外两位作者审查提取的数据。结果:在选定的数据库中进行检索,产生1322条记录,通过严格的筛选过程,18篇全文同行评议文章被纳入本综述。倒班、长时间工作和工作压力对男性生育能力和精子质量的影响尚无定论。不幸的是,工作压力和认知疲劳会通过降低精子质量来降低男性的生育能力。幸运的是,研究发现工作中的社会支持可以缓冲高工作要求对精子质量的影响。此外,吸烟、睡眠质量差、有抑郁症和糖尿病病史的工人更容易不孕,精子质量也更差。结论:需要采取工作场所干预措施,将高工作要求与充足的工作资源(如社会支持、工作控制、充足的休息时间)相匹配,并鼓励健康的生活方式,以改善男性工人的生殖健康结果。需要更多高质量的研究来探索社会心理工作条件对精子质量的影响。
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology publishes and disseminates high-quality results from excellent research in the reproductive sciences.
The journal publishes on topics covering gametogenesis, fertilization, early embryonic development, embryo-uterus interaction, reproductive development, pregnancy, uterine biology, endocrinology of reproduction, control of reproduction, reproductive immunology, neuroendocrinology, and veterinary and human reproductive medicine, including all vertebrate species.