title: [Impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on semen quality].
abstract: Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are natural or man-made agents that interfere in some way with human or animal normal endocrine function, and even influence the endocrine function of their offspring. There are many kinds of EDCs, which are widely present in soil, water, and even food. This review elaborates the impact of EDCs on human and animal semen quality from the viewpoint of epidemiology and biology by focusing on pesticides, plasticizers and detergents.
authors: Shanghai Research Institute of Planned Parenthood, Shanghai 200032, China. qianxizhu@hotmail.com
authors: Qian-xi
authors: QX
authors: Zhu
authors: Yu-feng
authors: YF
authors: Huang
mesh_terms: D003902:Detergents / Q000009:adverse effects; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010575:Pesticides / Q000009:adverse effects; D010968:Plasticizers / Q000009:adverse effects; D012661:Semen / Q000187:drug effects; D055101:Semen Analysis
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D010575:Pesticides; D010968:Plasticizers