Abstract Purpose of Review Human reproduction is a common process and one that unfolds
over a relatively short time, but pregnancy and birth processes are challenging to study …

BACKGROUND Animal studies have shown that in utero exposure to chemicals in tobacco
smoke reduces female fertility, but epidemiological findings have been inconsistent …

Women born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy have been shown to have imparied
fertility, although the mechanisms underlying this association are unknown. Nicotine …

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 …

STUDY QUESTION Does in utero exposure to constituents of cigarette smoke have a
programming effect on daughters' age of menarche and markers of long-term reproductive …

Fetal life is a critical time for female fertility, when germ cells complete proliferation, initiate
meiosis and ultimately form the lifetime stock of primordial follicles. Female fertility may be …

Essentially all women are exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), formed
during incomplete combustion of organic materials, including fossil fuels, wood, foods, and …

Introduction: Previous studies suggest female smoking increases time-to-pregnancy (TTP), a
couple-dependent reproductive outcome, while associations with male smoking are more …

Aims: To investigate time to pregnancy (TTP) in male lead workers in order to determine the
dose-response relation between blood lead and decreased fecundity. Methods: A total of …

Although electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) aerosol contains similar toxicants to combustible
cigarettes, few studies have examined their influence on fecundability. We assessed the …