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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Volume 77, Issue -, Pages 210-217Publisher
SCIENCE PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2018.07.015
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Infertility; Reproductive health; Environmental contaminants; Exposure; Adverse effects
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- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB14010300]
- Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission [Z151100004015167]
- Beijing Municipal Health Technology High-level Talent Project [2014-3-076]
- Open fund of State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology [KF-2017-13]
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Recent research indicates that the human infertility rate is increasing. Although various reasons have been hypothesized for the growing infertility rate, environmental contaminants are potentially important causal agents associated with this change. Chemical contaminants are widespread throughout our environment and human exposure is virtually unavoidable. The overall contribution of environmental exposure to infertility is unknown, but studies involving occupational exposure, together with results from animal experiments, suggest that environmental contaminants may adversely affect fertility. We reviewed the adverse effects of environmental exposure on fertility and related reproductive outcomes. Environmental contaminants covered in this review include heavy metals, organic solvents, pesticides and endocrine disrupting chemicals. It is hoped that this review will highlight the need for further research in this area. (C) 2018 The Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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