Background To examine transient environmental exposures and their relationship with
human fecundity, exposure assessment should occur optimally at the time of conception in …

In 2022, approximately one out of six people globally experienced infertility at some point in
their life. Environmental chemicals, particularly those with endocrine disrupting activity, may …

Background Prospective cohort studies that enroll participants before conception are crucial
for deepening scientific understanding of how the preconception environment influences …

Correspondence et al. 2004), careful sampling and questionnaire design and use of
appropriate methods of analysis can address most of these issues. Retrospective studies …

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the importance of the periconceptional window with regard to being
a critical window of exposure. To review the empirical data related to healthy …

The determinants of successful human reproduction and development may act as early as
periconceptionally, underscoring the need to capture exposures during these critical …

Summary Buck Louis GM, Schisterman EF, Sweeney AM, Wilcosky TC, Gore‐Langton RE,
Lynch CD, Boyd Barr D, Schrader SM, Kim S, Chen Z, Sundaram R, on behalf of the LIFE …

Background: Evidence suggesting that persistent environmental pollutants may be
reproductive toxicants underscores the need for prospective studies of couples for whom …

STUDY QUESTION Do environmental exposures, diet and lifestyle factors impact
reproductive and pregnancy outcomes among subfertile couples attending a fertility clinic …

Published findings from the Longitudinal Investigation of Fertility and the Environment (LIFE)
Study regarding the relation between environmental chemicals and couple fecundity, as …