title: Science linking environmental contaminant exposures with fertility and reproductive health impacts in the adult male.
abstract: In the field of reproductive environmental health there remain many unanswered questions regarding the impact of the environment on male reproductive health. Suggested needs include studies that target populations with high exposure to chemicals, including phthalates and bisphenol A. We also need to identify susceptibility factors and critical exposure windows (life stages) that may increase a man's risk of infertility. Finally, we need to develop methods to better study mixtures of chemicals and develop methods to assess clinical reproductive outcomes of human exposure to the ever-growing list of chemicals.
authors.affiliation: Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. rhauser@hohp.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Russ
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hauser
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sokol
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004782:Environmental Health / Q000639:trends*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants