Temporal trends in semen parameters among men attending a fertility center in the UAE (2012 – 2022): a retrospective study
Temidayo S. Omolaoye, Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan, Amin Abu Hijleh, Irfan Aslam, Stefan S. Du Plessis · 2026
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Semen quality in Emirati men wobbled over a decade while sperm movement slid steadily, Temidayo Omolaoye and colleagues report in a retrospective study from 2026 from a UAE fertility center. Middle Eastern data are scarce in the global debate over falling sperm counts.
The team analyzed 13,276 samples from 2,730 men seen between 2012 and 2022. Every measure stayed above World Health Organization reference limits, but volume, concentration, and total count dipped sharply in 2016 before partly recovering. Motility told a cleaner story: both progressive and total motility fell year after year, by 6% to 17% annually in the reported estimates. Men over 35 showed lower volume and motility, and higher body mass tracked with poorer quality. The authors call for studies that add environment and lifestyle to the picture.
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| CREATOR | Temidayo S. Omolaoye, Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan, Amin Abu Hijleh, Irfan Aslam, Stefan S. Du Plessis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33225 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |