Am J Epidemiol. 2020 Nov 2;189(11):1348-1359. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa096.
Administration of pain relievers has been associated with both lower and higher risks of adverse reproductive outcomes in animals. In the sole investigation of male pain-reliever use and human fertility carried out to date, Smarr et al. (Hum Reprod. 2016;31(9):2119-2127) found a 35% reduction in fecundability among males with urinary acetaminophen concentrations in the highest quartile (>73.5 ng/mL) versus the lowest (<5.4 ng/mL). We analyzed data from 1,956 males participating in Pregnancy Study Online, a preconception cohort study of North American couples enrolled between 2013 and 2019. Males and females completed baseline questionnaires on sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, medication use, and medical history; females completed bimonthly follow-up questionnaires for up to 12 months. We categorized pain medications by active ingredient (ibuprofen, acetaminophen, naproxen, aspirin) and cumulative monthly dose. We used proportional probabilities models to calculate fecundability ratios and 95% confidence intervals, adjusting for potential confounders. In the 4 weeks before baseline, 51.7% of males used pain medications. Adjusted fecundability ratios were 1.02 for ibuprofen (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.91, 1.13), 0.89 for acetaminophen (95% CI: 0.77, 1.03), 1.07 for naproxen (95% CI: 0.85, 1.35), and 1.05 for aspirin (95% CI: 0.81, 1.35), as compared with nonuse of each medication. In this study, male use of pain medications at low doses was not notably associated with fecundability.
在动物中,止痛药的使用与不良生殖结局的风险降低和升高都有关。迄今为止,唯一一项针对男性使用止痛药和人类生育力的研究中,Smarr 等人发现,与尿液中对乙酰氨基酚浓度最低(<5.4ng/ml)的男性相比,浓度最高(>73.5ng/ml)的男性的生育能力降低了 35%(Hum Reprod. 2016;31(9):2119-2127)。我们分析了 1956 名参与“妊娠在线研究”的男性的数据,这是一项 2013 年至 2019 年间招募的北美夫妇的孕前队列研究。男性和女性完成了关于社会人口统计学特征、生活方式、药物使用和病史的基线问卷;女性在最多 12 个月的时间内每两个月完成一次随访问卷。我们根据活性成分(布洛芬、对乙酰氨基酚、萘普生、阿司匹林)和每月累积剂量对止痛药进行分类。我们使用比例概率模型计算生育能力比值和 95%置信区间,并调整了潜在混杂因素。在基线前的 4 周内,51.7%的男性使用了止痛药。调整后的生育能力比值分别为布洛芬 1.02(95%置信区间(CI):0.91,1.13)、对乙酰氨基酚 0.89(95% CI:0.77,1.03)、萘普生 1.07(95% CI:0.85,1.35)和阿司匹林 1.05(95% CI:0.81,1.35),与每种药物的非使用者相比。在这项研究中,男性低剂量使用止痛药与生育能力没有明显关联。