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 …

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

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

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 …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To broadly review the recent literature linking environmental factors
and adult female reproductive health for the UCSF–CHE Summit on Environmental …

In the field of reproductive environmental health there remain many unanswered questions
regarding the impact of the environment on male reproductive health. Suggested needs …

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

The discovery in the mid-1970s that occupational exposures to pesticides could diminish or
destroy the fertility of workers sparked concern about the effects of hazardous substances on …

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