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Lifestyle impact and the biology of the human scrotum

Overview of attention for article published in Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, April 2007
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Title
Lifestyle impact and the biology of the human scrotum
Published in
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, April 2007
DOI 10.1186/1477-7827-5-15
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Authors

Richard Ivell

Abstract

The possession of a scrotum to contain the male gonads is a characteristic feature of almost all mammals, and appears to have evolved to allow the testes and epididymis to be exposed to a temperature a few degrees below that of core body temperature. Analysis of cryptorchid patients, and those with varicocele suggest that mild scrotal warming can be detrimental to sperm production, partly by effects on the stem cell population, and partly by effects on later stages of spermatogenesis and sperm maturation. Recent studies on the effects of clothing and lifestyle emphasize that these can also lead to chronically elevated scrotal temperatures. In particular, the wearing of nappies by infants is a cause for concern in this regard. Together all of the evidence indirectly supports the view that lifestyle factors in addition to other genetic and environmental influences could be contributing to the secular trend in declining male reproductive parameters. The challenge will be to provide relevant and targeted experimental results to support or refute the currently circumstantial evidence.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 2%
Mexico 1 1%
Japan 1 1%
Unknown 89 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 16%
Student > Bachelor 11 12%
Researcher 9 10%
Other 9 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 9%
Other 16 17%
Unknown 25 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 16 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 11 12%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 3%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 2 2%
Other 11 12%
Unknown 34 37%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 34. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 May 2022.
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#1,003,283
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#44
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#1,746
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