The Association Between Self-Reported Household Renovation and Semen Parameters Among Infertile Men: A Cross-Sectional Study

Previous studies have indicated that outdoor air pollution has a negative impact on semen quality; however, few studies have examined whether living in a recently renovated residence is one of the factors influencing semen parameters. We aimed to examine the association between household renovation and semen parameters among infertile men. Our study was conducted at the Reproductive Medicine Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University (Changchun, China) from July 2018 to April 2020. A total of 2267 participants were enrolled in the study. The participants completed the questionnaire and provided a semen sample. Univariate and multiple logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between household renovations and semen parameters. Of the participants, about one-fifth (n = 523, 23.1%) had undergone renovations in the last 24 months. The median progressive motility was 34.50%. There was a significant difference between participants whose residences had been renovated in the last 24 months and those whose residences had not been recently renovated (z = -2.114, p = .035). Compared with participants whose residences were not recently renovated, participants who moved into the residence within 3 months after renovation had a higher risk of abnormal progressive motility after adjusting for age and abstinence time (odds ratio [OR] = 1.537, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.088-2.172). Our findings indicated that progressive motility was significantly associated with household renovations.