Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are industrial chemicals resistant to degradation and
have been shown to have adverse effects on reproductive health in wildlife and humans …

Testicular cancer is the most common tumour type in young men. In Sweden the annual age‐
adjusted incidence increased significantly by 2.4% during the time period 1984–1993 and …

Several non-persistent industrial chemicals have shown endocrine disrupting effects in
animal studies and are suspected to be involved in human reproductive disorders. Among …

STUDY QUESTION Are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) associated with a diminished
ovarian reserve (DOR) in women of reproductive age? SUMMARY ANSWER Amongst 17 …

Background The general population is exposed to the group of endocrine disrupting
chemicals persistent organic pollutants (POPs), that includes polychlorinated biphenyls …

BACKGROUND Consumption of fish contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
and prenatal PCB serum concentrations have been associated with a longer time-to …

Objectives In this study we evaluated the concentrations of selected persistent organic
pollutants in a sample of first-time pregnant females residing in the United States and …

Objective Persistent organohalogen pollutant (POP) exposure may have a negative impact
on reproductive function. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of POP …

Background: Inconsistent results have been found in previous human studies on male
reproductive toxicity of persistent organochlorine pollutants. The majority of studies have …

BACKGROUND Previous inconsistent results suggest that menstrual cycles may be
disturbed by exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 1, 1-dichloro-2, 2-bis (p …