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Men with infertility due to a genetic etiology or a condition that could cause testicular damage were excluded. A total of 271 men from couples with an ongoing naturally conceived pregnancy served as a control group. Lumbar, femoral, and total body <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMD<\/jats:styled-content> were measured by dual X\u2010ray absorptiometry.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Infertile men had similar <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMD<\/jats:styled-content> compared with fertile men (Beta coefficient (g\/cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) and 95% confidence interval for the difference between the two groups: \u22120.02 (\u22120.05; 0.01) for lumbar <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMD<\/jats:styled-content>, \u22120.02 (\u22120.05; 0.01) for femoral neck <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMD<\/jats:styled-content>, \u22120.01 (\u22120.04; 0.02) for total femur <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMD<\/jats:styled-content>, and \u22120.01 (\u22120.03; 0.01) for total body <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMD<\/jats:styled-content>). Semen parameters were not associated with <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">BMD<\/jats:styled-content> measurements. 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