A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä
Environmental toxicants and male fertility
Tekijät: Rodprasert Wiwat, Toppari Jorma, Virtanen Helena E.
Kustantaja: Bailliere Tindall Ltd
Julkaisuvuosi: 2023
Journal: Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Artikkelin numero: 102298
Vuosikerta: 86
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.102298
Verkko-osoite: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.102298
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/178867031
Semen quality has declined especially among Western men. Experimental and epidemiological studies have shown potential links between exposure to environmental toxicants and poor male fertility. Some environmental exposures in utero can disrupt fetal testicular function and result in cryptorchidism, low semen quality, low serum testosterone levels, and low fertility. Environmental exposure in childhood and adulthood can also adversely affect germ cells, Sertoli cells, Leydig cells, or the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis, resulting in impaired male fertility. In this review, we report the latest results from human studies that investigated the role of endocrine disrupting chemicals, heavy metals, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, and use of marijuana in low semen quality and impaired male fertility. Current evidence suggests the relationship between these environmental factors and low male fertility; however, some factors showed conflicting results which need further investigation.
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