TY - JOUR T1 - Relationship Between Hookah Use and Male Infertility in Bandar Abbas City in 2018 TT - تعیین ارتباط بین مصرف قلیان و پارامترهای باروری مردان در شهر بندرعباس در سال 1398 JF - hums-jpm JO - hums-jpm VL - 9 IS - 2 UR - http://jpm.hums.ac.ir/article-1-579-en.html Y1 - 2022 SP - 156 EP - 167 KW - Male infertility KW - Hookah KW - Sperm motility KW - Semen Relationship between hookah use and male infertility N2 - Objective Infertility is affected by various factors. The hookah use can aggravate this problem. This study aims to determine the effect of hookah use on male infertility. Methods This is a cross-sectional study on 40 men with hookah use and 40 non-users who referred to Imam Reza Hospital in Bandar Abbas, Iran in 2019. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire, and semen parameters were analyzed. Independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Chi-square test were used to assess the relationship of hookah use with infertility-related parameters in abnormal and normal sperms of the two groups. Results There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of demographic parameters; hookah use was more in young and employed men with academic education. Means of sperm count, motile sperm, sperms with progressive sperm motility, inactive sperms with progressive motility, and normal-shape sperms in the hookah users were 22±12, 35±10, 6±3, 21±6, 34±8 %, respectively, which were significantly lower than in non-users. Conclusion Given the adverse effects of hookah use on male fertility, health managers should increase the awareness of people about its effects. M3 10.32598/JPM.9.2.5 ER -