Experimental studies have reported that pyrethroid insecticides affect male endocrine and
reproductive function, but human data are limited. We recruited 161 men from an infertility …

The associations between serum levels of reproductive hormones (follicle‐stimulating
hormone, luteinizing hormone, testosterone, sex hormone‐binding globulin, inhibin B and …

BACKGROUND: Estradiol plays an important role in male reproductive health as a germ cell
survival factor. Chlorpyrifos and carbaryl, nonpersistent insecticides to which the general …

BACKGROUND Exposure to synthetic pyrethroid insecticides is widespread, and is
expected to increase among the general population due to the need to replace other …

Human exposure to contemporary-use insecticides is widespread, but effects of exposure on
human endocrine function have gone largely untested to date. Samples of urine and blood …

Background: Urinary metabolites of several nonpersistent insecticides have been measured
in a high percentage of men in the general population, suggesting widespread …

BACKGROUND: There is growing concern that poisoning and other adverse health effects
are increasing because organophosphorous (OP) insecticides are now being used in …

Introduction Synthetic pyretroids are among the most common pesticides currently used
worldwide. Animal studies suggest that exposure to pyrethroids could dysregulated the …

Synthetic pyrethroids are used as insecticides in agriculture and a variety of household
applications worldwide. Pyrethroids are widely distributed in all environmental …

Many pesticides possess hormonal activity and have thus been classified as endocrine
disruptors. Pyrethroids are commonly used pesticides worldwide, but little has been done to …