Environment as a Risk Factor for Male Infertility

Multigner, Luc; Oliva, Alejandro

Environment as a Risk Factor for Male Infertility

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Authors

Multigner, Luc

Oliva, Alejandro

Issue Date

2001-10-18

Type

Article

Language

en_US

Keywords

Infertility , Male Infertility , Environment , Sperm , Reproductive Hormones , Pesticides , Solvents

Abstract

Infertility affects 15% of couples in Western countries. Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive after 1 year of attempts without contraception, but it is not synonymous with sterility. Between 30 and 50% of infertile couples are infertile due to male reasons, mainly due to sperm production disorders. Although some risk factors, most of which are infectious, have been identified, there is still much uncertainty about the origins of male infertility.

Citation

Multigner, L., & Oliva, A. (2001). Environment as a risk factor for male infertility. TheScientificWorldJournal, 1, 576–578. https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2001.296

Publisher

The Scientific World Journal