Objective: To review current knowledge on the potential effects of environmental toxicants
on female reproduction in laboratory animals, wildlife, and humans. Design: Published …

Recent research indicates that the human infertility rate is increasing. Although various
reasons have been hypothesized for the growing infertility rate, environmental contaminants …

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 …

In recent years, evidence from disparate observations has indicated adverse changes in the
reproductive health and fecundity of animals and humans. In humans, there is strong …

Reproductive function has been shown to be sensitive to changes in the physical,
psychosocial and chemical environments. Although reproductive effects of occupational …

A substantial body of evidence has accumulated in recent years that consistently indicate
various adverse effects of environmental contaminants on human health. Decreasing trend …

Reducing exposure to toxic environmental agents is a critical area of intervention for
obstetricians, gynecologists, and other reproductive health care professionals. Patient …

Chemicals found in the environment as industrial byproducts or pollutants as well as those
that are prescribed or part of our daily lives can have multiple effects on the human body …

At the onset of the industrial age, environmental contaminants began to pose a major threat
to the health of wildlife. That threat appears to continue today. In the last three decades, the …

The World Health Organization estimates that 8% of couples, or 50 to 80 million people
worldwide, experience some form of infertility. 1 In industrialized nations, approximately10 …