title: Gulf Coast oil disaster: impact on human reproduction.
abstract: The catastrophic British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the shores of the United States, along with unpredictable effects on the health of local communities. The potential impact of the disaster on female and male reproduction will be discussed in this report, to provide greater clinician awareness about the potential consequences of this calamity and to call for more research on this subject.
authors.affiliation: Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10461, USA. zom00@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zaher O
authors.initials: ZO
authors.lastname: Merhi
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000139:chemically induced; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D010578:Petroleum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D055101:Semen Analysis; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum