Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) target the endocrine system by interfering with the
natural hormones in the body leading to adverse effects on human and animal health. These …

It is predicted that Japan and European Union will soon experience appreciable decreases
in their populations due to persistently low total fertility rates (TFR) below replacement level …

Testicular germ cell tumours are at the crossroads of developmental and neoplastic
processes. Their cause has not been fully elucidated but differences in incidences suggest …

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the association between maternal use of acetaminophen during
pregnancy and of paternal use before pregnancy with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder …

Importance Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is the most commonly used medication for pain
and fever during pregnancy in many countries. Research data suggest that acetaminophen …

Undescended testis—known as cryptorchidism—is one of the most common congenital
abnormalities observed in boys, and is one of the few known risk factors for testicular cancer …

Acetaminophen (paracetamol) is the most commonly used pain and fever medication during
pregnancy. Previously, a positive ecological correlation between acetaminophen use and …

Paracetamol and NSAIDs, in particular acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and ibuprofen, are
among the most used and environmentally released pharmaceutical drugs. The differences …

In recent years, there has been an increased incidence in several of the most common
reproductive disorders, including hypospadias and cryptorchidism in newborns, and …

BACKGROUND Leydig cells (LC) are the sites of testicular androgen production.
Development of LC occurs in the testes of most mammalian species as two distinct growth …