INTRODUCTION At the beginning of the 21st century, we are in a unique but precarious
position. Economic globalisation, accelerating technological change, expanding …

Many reproductive and developmental health problems are caused by exposure to
chemicals that are widely dispersed in our environment. These problems include infertility …

The 2007 Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility
convened scientists, health care professionals, community groups, political representatives …

Evidence continues to accumulate suggesting that environmental exposures adversely
impact human reproductive function. Chemical exposures in the workplace, home, and …

Every pregnant woman in the United States is exposed to many and varied environmental
chemicals. Rapidly accumulating scientific evidence documents that widespread exposure …

A growing body of evidence suggests that environmental contaminants, including natural
gas, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and air pollution, are posing major threats to human …

Environmental impacts on fertility, pregnancy outcomes, childhood neurodevelopment, and
reproductive tract development are significant, not widely appreciated, and may be …

There is increasing concern among Canadian women that unwitting and unwanted
exposures to environmental contaminants are adversely affecting their health, particularly …

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s the crude human birth rate (live births per 1000
population) declined, indicating reduced fertility and suggesting a potential decline in …

Exposure to toxic environmental chemicals during pregnancy and breastfeeding is
ubiquitous and is a threat to healthy human reproduction. There are tens of thousands of …