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Associations between urinary phthalate concentrations and semen quality parameters in a general population

M S Bloom1, B W Whitcomb2, Z Chen3

  • 1Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA mbloom@albany.edu.

Human Reproduction (Oxford, England)
|September 10, 2015
PubMed
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Urinary phthalate metabolites are linked to reduced sperm counts and abnormal sperm morphology in men. These findings raise concerns about potential impacts on male reproductive health and fertility.

Keywords:
endocrine disrupting chemicalsphthalatesplasticizerssemensperm

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