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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
Five subjects exercised at an ambient temperature of 6.2 degrees C, five exercised at 37.7 degrees C, and five served as non-exercise controls. Each subject in the exercise groups performed one 45-min treadmill run a day for five consecutive days at heart rates that represented 80% of their maximum capacity. Sperm production was quantified the week preceding treatment and from 6-10 wk post-treatment. Plasma testosterone levels (PTL) were measured before each exercise test and immediately, 30 min, and 60 min after the first and fifth tests. The initial pre-exercise sample was taken immediately preceding the first test. Rectal temperature (Tre) and heart rate were monitored during all tests. No significant differences were found for sperm production. Plasma testosterone levels were 32.9% greater on the fourth and fifth day of testing than they were on day one (P less than 0.018). The 6.2 degrees C group (1202.7 ng%) had higher resting PTL than either the 37.7 degrees C (897.3 ng%) or the control (968.8 ng%) groups throughout the exercise period (P less than 0.001); PTL were 46.6% greater on day 5 than they were on day 1 for the 6.2 degrees C group (P less than 0.021). The change in Tre attributed to exercise was significantly greater in the 37.7 degrees C group (2.5 degrees C) when compared to the 6.2 degrees C group (1.1 degrees C; P less than 0.001). In summary, the changes in PTL and Tre that occurred as a result of 5 d of heavy exercise did not affect sperm production rates in humans.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0195-9131
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Exercise and temperature effects on human sperm production and testosterone levels.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article