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. 2021 Jul;24(7):856–867. doi: 10.22038/ijbms.2021.53326.12002

Table 4.

Impacts of illicit drugs on the parameters related to sperm

Parameters Illicit drugs Species References
Abnormal sperm morphology Marijuana Human Sansone et al. (30)
Iranian Kerack Mouse Amini et al. (69)
Opioids Human Safarinejad et al. (38), Nazmara et al. (53)
Decrease in sperm
concentration
Iranian Kerack Mouse Amini et al. (69)
Decreased sperm motility Total Marijuana Human Sansone et al. (30)
Heroin Human Nazmara et al. (53), Rezaei-Mojaz et al. (70)
Progressive Marijuana Human Whan et al. (67)
Opioids Mouse Simin et al. (15), Amini et al. (69)
Opioids Human Safarinejad et al. (38)
Sperm viability Opioids Mouse Simin et al. (15), Amini et al.(69)
Decreased semen volume Marijuana Human Sansone et al. (30)