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Gonadotoxin
, Medications that Impair Male Fertility
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Infertility
Impotence due to Medication
Causes
Drug or toxin use
Nicotine or
Tobacco
use or
Passive Smoke Exposure
Alcohol Abuse
Anabolic Steroid
s
Antiandrogens
Cocaine
Marijuana
use
Opioid
s
Toxin exposure
Heavy metal exposure
Organic solvents and
Pesticide
s
Radiation exposure
Alkylating Agent
s
Causes
Other medications
Allopurinol
Colchicine
Chemotherapy
Cimetidine
Corticosteroid
s
Cyclosporine
Diltiazem
Erythromycin
Gentamicin
Methotrexate
Neomycin
Nifedipine
Nitrofurantoin
Opioid
s
Tetracycline
Spironolactone
Sulfasalazine
Ketoconazole
Causes
Possible Effects (need further study)
Ibuprofen
May decrease sex hormones
However has not been shown to cause inferility, lower testosterone or decreased
Sperm Count
Kristensen Proc (2018) Natl Acad Sci U S A 115(4):E715-E724 +PMID: 29311296 [PubMed]
References
Kolettis (2003) Am Fam Physician 67(10):2165-72 [PubMed]
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